scamper
[ skam-per ]
/ ˈskæm pər /
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verb (used without object)
to run or go hastily or quickly.
to run playfully about, as a child.
noun
a scampering; a quick run.
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scamper
/ (ˈskæmpə) /
verb (intr)
to run about playfully
(often foll by through) to hurry quickly through (a place, task, book, etc)
noun
the act of scampering
Derived forms of scamper
scamperer, nounWord Origin for scamper
C17: probably from scamp (vb); see scamp 1
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