scamper
verb (used without object)
to run or go hastily or quickly.
have been scampering
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present perfect progressiveof scamper.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I shall be ready in a minute, sir; but I have been scampering round the whole park already this morning, and I am as hungry as a hound.
From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Mrs Trollope
