scamper
verb (used without object)
to run or go hastily or quickly.
was scampering
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past progressiveof scamper.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Soon, he was scampering across the field, firing passes while leaping into the air.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2020
To Achilles’ frustration, while he was scampering across the second gap, the tortoise was establishing a third.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2014
Twenty minutes later, Mr. Obama was on the plane, Bo was scampering up and down the aisles, cadging food from the staff members, and the president was off to steal another week in paradise.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2011
In a few hours, restored to normal, the little girl was scampering around as though nothing had happened.
From Time Magazine Archive
Laura was scampering and chattering like the squirrels, from morning to night.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
