scamp
noun
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
scamping
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present participleof scamp.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But he has played up trivialities while scamping essentials: Becket's great career as Chancellor is passed over; his clashes with Henry, on becoming Archbishop of Canterbury, go unused.
From Time Magazine Archive
And there is no scamping of the invisible details.
From Time Magazine Archive
While scamping his studies as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, he came down with rheumatic fever, which left him with a bad heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
M. Stumpe's intrepid industry was further shown in disregard of customary "scamping" subterfuges.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
And the number of men who take a personal interest in the house, who do their utmost to forward work, and to prevent waste and scamping, is growing fast.
From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward
