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

/ ˈskæmpə /

verb

1. to run about playfully
2. often foll by through to hurry quickly through (a place, task, book, etc)

noun

1. the act of scampering

Derived Forms

• ˈscamperer, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of scamper¹

1680–90; obsolete scamp to go ( scamp ) + -er ⁶

Word History and Origins

Origin of scamper¹

C17: probably from scamp (vb); see scamp ¹

Example Sentences

Suzie Bates was dropped twice in her 28, the innings' top score, and then crucially three were put down in the final over which allowed Maddy Green and Izzy Gaze to scamper nine extra runs.

From BBC

“I consider myself a strong 19-year-old guy,” he said, “I thought it would be a breeze to scamper up.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I cannot keep saving you from yourself. The barn. The haystack. Where did you go as fast as you could scamper? Where, Lamont?!”

From Literature

They got so loud, I managed to scamper back to my cage, unnoticed.

From Literature

He didn’t see me scamper out of the cage, across the table and onto the couch.

From Literature

Related Words

• bolt
• dart
• hurry
• romp
• scoot
• scurry
• scuttle
• skip
• sprint
• trot
• zip