scoot
verb (used without object)
to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
will scoot
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future tenseof scoot.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Eventually, an approaching trough, or dip in the jet stream, will scoot eastward over the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2022
On Smith Island, resident watermen such as Wes will scoot visitors over to the colonies during high tide, when their vessels can inch close to the action.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
A lob wedge will settle quickly; an 8-iron will scoot.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 16, 2014
People ahead of me will scoot through the door, avoiding touching it or holding it for me, just two steps behind them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2011
"If they see the fight going against them they'll send word back and some party will scoot out with our friends."
From The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians or, Trailing the Yaquis by Willard F. Baker
