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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Origin of scamper

1680–90; obsolete scamp to go (see scamp) + -er⁶

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How to use scamper in a sentence

In the fourth quarter, Tagovailoa delivered a game-tying drive highlighted by a whirling, spinning escape from two pass rushers followed by a 17-yard scamper.
What to know for NFL Week 9: Tua Tagovailoa arrives, and Tom Brady’s Buccaneers take a beating|Adam Kilgore|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
She scampered back to Moldavia just hours after the incident, avoiding authorities who were trying to log all survivors.
Costa Concordia Captain Seen Drinking With Blonde Before Wreck|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I hurriedly submitted the post and scampered off before I missed the beginning of House.
How I Started a Boobquake|Jennifer McCreight|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly Randulf's housekeeper fell upon them with a broom, and the boys scampered away, amidst shouts and laughter.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland

So they obeyed the old yellow Man-in-the-Moon and scampered like little white mice back to bed.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
A few days later she was prouder still when they scampered this way and that, pecking at little bugs and ants.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Showers of pretty gold and red sparks scampered up the chimney.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Half-a-dozen of these fierce warriors, however, turned upon them, and the whole body scampered off in wild disorder.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane

British Dictionary definitions for scamper

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, noun

Word Origin for scamper

C17: probably from scamp (vb); see scamp 1

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