: a playful or hurried run or movement
Examples of scamper in a Sentence
Verb
The kids were scampering around the yard.
A mouse scampered across the floor.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
The effort of pushing aside the rocks may encourage the rodents to scamper off to a more agreeable digging site.
3.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
Rory Doherty, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
Ray led all rushers with 96 yards on eight attempts, including a 49-yard scamper that set up Morris’ touchdown pass to Wade.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Video footage captured by the home's security camera shows the dog jumping on the stove and sniffing the boxes before scampering away.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
The effort of pushing aside the rocks may encourage the rodents to scamper off to a more agreeable digging site.
3.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
Noun
Blair mutely scampers over the stage despite Cannon’s best efforts to strike up any form of conversation with her.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
Ray led all rushers with 96 yards on eight attempts, including a 49-yard scamper that set up Morris’ touchdown pass to Wade.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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