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scamper

[ skam-per ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to run or go hastily or quickly.
  2. to run playfully about, as a child.


noun

  1. a scampering; a quick run.

scamper

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. to run about playfully
  2. often foll by through to hurry quickly through (a place, task, book, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of scampering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scamper1

1680–90; obsolete scamp to go ( scamp ) + -er 6
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scamper1

C17: probably from scamp (vb); see scamp 1
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Her four border collies followed behind, scampering through tall grass and wildflowers.

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Scrum-half Sofia Stefan, who was a bright spark for the hosts throughout her hour on the pitch, responded when she caught Ireland cold from a scrum and scampered over from the base.

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Further drone footage shows more than a dozen men scampering through shrubs towards the bridge.

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Blair Murray scooping up a loose ball and scampering in might have been the spark for a similar comeback, or at least longer-lasting resistance.

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Two minutes later he picked his moment in attack perfectly too, timing his run off Tom Curry's shoulder to scamper in.

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