scamper
verb (used without object)
to run or go hastily or quickly.
were 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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Here, too, restorers were scampering up scaffolding to better affix compresses made of pulp to the statue’s arms, back and buttocks.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
On April 8, 1949, Kathy Fiscus, her older sister and two cousins were scampering through an open field in San Marino, not far from the Fiscus house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2019
At this time, people assumed intelligent beings were scampering over the Martian surface, Jakosky said.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2015
There was a lot of energy round the field, those who weren't bowling were scampering around like idiots - KP especially.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2010
Behind him, in the tall sagebrush, the birds were scampering on the ground, making a great noise among the dry leaves; the squirrels piped shrilly on the side-hills.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
