scooting
present participle ofscoot
scoot
verb
uk/skuːt/us/skuːt/[Iusually+ adv/prep]informal
to goquickly:
I'm scootingoffto theseasidefor a fewdays'holiday.
I'll have to scoot(=leavequickly)or I'llmissmytrain.
[I+ adv/prep]USinformal
toslidewhilesitting:
Scoot over and makeroomforyoursister.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
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General words for movement
Examplesofscooting
scooting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Scootinga car, drinking from a cup, and placing a telephone receiver to the ear are examples of functional play.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It has rowing, cruising, speed boating and waterscootingand kayaking facilities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Children in spica casts can sometimes learn to get mobile byscootingaround on skateboards, or pulling themselves across the floor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The rest of the dance involves original use of partnered teetering,scootingand dodging steps with some jitterbugging thrown in.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The sprawl is performed byscootingthe legs backwards, so as to land on the upper back of the opponent attempting the takedown.
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