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scamper Definition

scam·per (skampər)

intransitive verb

to run or go hurriedly or quickly

Etymology: prob. < MFr escamper, to flee < It scampare < VL *excampare, to decamp < L ex, out + campus, field of battle: see campus

noun

the act of scampering

scamper Related Forms

scam·perer noun

scamper Synonyms

scamper

v.

hasten, speed, haste; see hurry 1, run 2.

scamper Usage Examples

Object

  • round: We were a couple of puppies scampering round and making puddles on the carpets of society.
  • run: Ponting saves the boundary, but his kick to safety enables the batsmen to scamper four runs easily.
  • pooch: From scampering pooches to cuddly kittens, now you can add a new furry friend to your Sims ' lives.

Adjective complement

clear: Lee Smith scampered clear only to produce a weak shot at the keeper.

Modifying Another Word

  • away: City broke through the middle, Peter Thorne threaded a through ball to send Earnie scampering away toward the area on the left.
  • about: There may he a Siamese or white Persian kitten in the party or tame red squirrels scampering about.
  • back: It scampers back into its small hole, cheese in mouth.
  • then: We paid up and then scampered through the rain to catch the bus home.
  • all: Wagtails scratching in the ground, squirrels scamper all around Hiding nuts for their winter store.
  • approximately: The small rodents scampered approximately, which are occupied in the daily implementations of their gloomy lives.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: The small rodents scampered around, taking care in the daily accomplishments of its sad lives.
  • off: They would scamper off into the woods that lined Keeper's Hill.
  • over: They scampered over to see what they had hit.
  • up: She sits, nods and shakes her head, scampers up your arm, reads and even eats invisible treats!
  • out: The slow movement ventured boldly into dark harmonic realms, the finale scampered out into the sunlight.
  • across: A Mink then scampered across in front of the hide.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: Monkeys in the trees gaze, pluck leaves, scamper down the highways, make out.
  • up: To reach Whiteford Point you can either walk around the beach at the headland or scamper up the dunes.
  • off: You sniff the air You say, " I wonder where Kitten scampered off ta... " Artus says, " Miss Kitten?

Particle object:

tree: You may also see gray squirrels scampering up the trees, but the red squirrel is extinct here.

Browse dictionary entries near scamper

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