skooching
Sliding a bit
Skooching is moving a short distance, typically by sliding or shuffling rather than fully standing up.
You skooch over on a bench to make room for someone, or skooch a chair closer to the table: Can you skooch down a bit?
The word suggests small, incremental movement.
Also spelled scooching.
Moving smoothly across surface
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
- wigglingMoving with small twists
- edgingDecorative border material
- shiftingChanging position or form
nudging · squeezing · inching · sidling · shimmying · adjusting · repositioning · budging
More firmly secured
- closerOne who concludes
- overAbove or exceeding
- asideBrief theatrical digression
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
bench · seat · couch · squeezing in · moving over · crowding · fitting · accommodating
sliding
Moving smoothly across surface
shifting · nudging · squeezing · inching · sidling · shimmying · adjusting · repositioning · budging · wriggling
tighter
More firmly secured
cramped · bench · seat · couch · squeezing in · moving over · crowding · fitting · accommodating
snuggling
Nestling affectionately against another
huddling · burrowing · nuzzling · curling up · tucking in · hunkering · blanket · cushion · pillow · warmth