scooching

Shifting position slightly

Scooching is the present participle of scooch, meaning to move over or shift position slightly, usually while seated: Could you scooch over a bit?

The word suggests small, informal adjustments rather than dramatic movement.

Also spelled scootching.

inch

edge

Boundary or sharpness

  • nudgeGentle push to prompt
  • shimmyRapid side-to-side shaking
  • wriggleTwisting, snakelike movement

creep · sidle · ease · wiggle · budge · shift · maneuver · squeeze · scoot · slide

adjust

reposition

Move to new location

wiggle · readjust · accommodate · budge · fit · nestle · situate · resettle · snuggle · hunker

slide

playground

Children's outdoor recreation space

  • childrenYoung human beings
  • chuteInclined passage for descent
  • parkPublic leisure grounds

whoosh · descent · slippery · wheee · zoom · swoop · glide · rush · swoosh · bottom

Opposites
movement magnitude

scoochingrelocating

Changing one's residence

leaping · jumping · striding · traveling · bounding

movement vs. stillness

scoochingstaying put

Remaining in place

freezing · sitting tight · rooting · anchoring · immobility

Family

scooch, scootch, scooched, scooches, scootching

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G