Moves a bit
Scooches is the third-person singular of scooch, meaning to move over or slide a short distance, usually while seated: She scooches closer to make room on the bench.
The word is informal and often implies a small, shuffling adjustment rather than a full repositioning.
Also spelled scootches.
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Moves a bit
Scooches is the third-person singular of scooch, meaning to move over or slide a short distance, usually while seated: She scooches closer to make room on the bench.
The word is informal and often implies a small, shuffling adjustment rather than a full repositioning.
Also spelled scootches.
1. nudge — inch, Twelfth of a foot; edge (Boundary or sharpness); shift (Movement or work period); wiggle (Move with small twists); budge · shimmy · squeeze · slide · adjust · maneuver · sidle · wriggle · nudge · ease
2. makeroom — budge, Shift or relent; shift (Movement or work period); move over (Shift aside for another); squeeze (Firm bilateral compression); slide over · adjust · accommodate · sidle · compress · share · bench · couch · seat · crowd
MAGNITUDE OF MOVEMENTscooches ≠ relocates Changes one's residence; leaps · dashes · sprints · travels · bounds
MOTION VS. STILLNESSscooches ≠ stays put Remains in place; stays · freezes · remains · sits tight · sits still
scooch, scooched, scooching
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/scooches