scoots

The train scoots down the track slowly and I watch her face through the progressive windows.

This Isn’t Funny « Morgan Dempsey 2008

Redskin scoots out of sight into a corner right away.

It's Like This, Cat 1963

Each time van der Elst would ring, for what he calls a "scoots," and hand him the message with specific instructions as to just how it should be handled.

A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium Hugh Gibson 1918

The torque curve and the five-speeder's gearing are dialed in for good around-town acceleration so that the 2,363-pound minicar happily scoots from stoplight to stoplight in a way that feels pretty frisky—that is, until you look out the window to see yourself being passed by UPS trucks.

For the Cheerleader in Everyone Dan Neil 2011

She scoots from one side of the trash bin to the other, nudges away Lint and takes his spot.

Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

“Hey,” I say, tugging at Babette before she scoots away toward her own class as Xan and Carly duck into theirs.

Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

She scoots from one side of the trash bin to the other, nudges away Lint and takes his spot.

Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

A guy in the raspberry business from western Serbia smashes and grabs his way through a heist eight time zones away in Tokyo and scoots off past shopping centers and sushi bars with a $31-million necklace known as the Countess of Vendome.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: July 29, 2009 2009

/Reuters PackBot, iRobot Corp.'s small robot that scoots around on tank-like treads, opens a door at the No. 3 reactor of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday.

Robots on the Japan Mission 2011

Stealthy and curious, Aidan is like a soldier on an urgent mission, uncovering hidden treasures—buttons, errant outlet covers, stale bread crumbs—as he scoots across carpet and hardwood floors alike.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011