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scoots

  • present tense form
    of scoot (3rd person singular).
    scoot
    verb (used without object)
    to go swiftly or hastily; dart.

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I have a 3-year-old beagle, and every once in a while he scoots around on his butt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Andre Esterhuizen scoots down the lefthand touchline, just staying in play, and then delays his pass just enough for Will Porter to hare over the whitewash.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024

The first-quarter moon scoots past the Red Planet on Feb. 27-28.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2023

Then there’s the GV70′s available V6, which scoots to 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022

She scoots closer and reaches her arm over me.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton