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Scamper

Scamper Meaning & Definition
Scamper Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scamper?

[n] rushing about hastily in an undignified way
[v] to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scamper: scramble | scurry | scurry | scuttle | skitter

Related Terms | Find terms related to Scamper:

See Also | haste | hurry | run | rush | rushing

Scamper In Webster's Dictionary

\Scam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scampered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scampering}.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See {Camp}, and cf. {Decamp}, {Scamp}, n., {Shamble}, v. t.] To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. --Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. --S. Sharpe.
\Scam"per\, n. A scampering; a hasty flight.

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