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Definition of scamper in English: scamperverb ˈskampəˈskæmpər no object, with adverbial of direction (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement. he scampered in like an overgrown puppy Example sentencesExamples - The youth was standing at his workplace, admiring the finished product in the light when the boy came scampering up to him.
- Brooke scrambled back out of reach of Meghan, scampering back towards the middle of the sidewalk.
- Every time a ball was hit out of the court, a group of children scampered towards it.
- The children scampered in all directions, shrieking and squealing, arms pumping with excitement.
- All around us, elephants were scampering in all directions raising a lot of dust metres high.
- I pity the children scampering about the Great American Southwest who do not have a compound for protection.
- The animal wasted no time scampering back into the safety of its forest home but Ryan had no intention of letting it go so easily.
- I had decided to leave when the tortoiseshell kitten scampered in from the yard.
- The men hadn't even stopped for a second to turn around and to see the small child scampering away after them.
- The roads were unpaved and dirty, and filled with hungry, undernourished children scampering around half-naked.
- A kestrel commanded the long valley views, rabbits scampered unconcerned.
- However, much to the man's surprise, the devilish animal scampered away just as the dog had done.
- The pathetic servant boy came scampering back in the room in a few moments, meekly holding up a clipboard of papers and a pen.
- It's a lovely, peaceful town where monkeys scamper along the sides of the roads and people take horseback rides along an attractive black-sand beach.
- He turned to see several younger children scamper off.
- Children scampered off the yellow school bus and into the playground.
- When they got to the corner, she darted ahead and scampered up the copper beech.
- He slid the door open and watched as the cat scampered out to sit between posts and watch the birds hungrily.
- Sure, there were film songs sung with verve, dances and a skit, and games for children scampering around.
- The cat scampered along the side of the ditch, its coat shiny black from the morning rain.
Synonyms scurry, scuttle, dart, run, rush, dash, race, sprint, hurry, hasten, make haste romp, frolic, gambol British scutter informal scoot, beetle
noun ˈskampəˈskæmpər An act of scampering. he heard the squeak and scamper of rats Example sentencesExamples - A death-defying scamper across the street brings us to Loretta, the best wig fitter in town, who works at Cosmetic World.
- The dim, yellow light each one was shedding cast shadows off the crates and barrels carelessly piled along the length of the alley, and occasionally a squeak and a scamper echoed throughout the area.
- The girl rose and made a scamper for the lovely woman, but a stray leg was purposely put out and quickly the girl was sent to her knees, toppling forward to land ungracefully upon her chin.
- This is inevitably something of a scamper through too many countries and histories; everywhere, it seemed, feminism tended to go through a moderate earlier phase and later a more revolutionary phase.
- But I guess my scamper is good because he's flashing off that cute little smile of his and doing that adorable little head shake of his.
- The boy and the dog relish the scamper, but the pedlar fingers his rosary to ward off the threat of a drenching.
- Then, with a raspy scamper, a team of grey squirrels descended on our picnic table to clear crumbs faster than any vacuum cleaner.
- I set out at a full-tilt scamper, leaping over the tops of pedestrians and passing cars in search of a victim for my rustling.
- There was a quick scamper of feet from the children as everyone bundled into the hallway.
- Fiscus scored the lone Karns City touchdown in the second quarter on an eight yard scamper.
- I should have liked to rouse them for a minute, to coax them into a game or a scamper; but the longer I looked into their fixed and weary eyes the more preposterous the idea became.
- That crucial distance from cooker to sink to fridge is pretty much one stride length for us but a bit of a scamper for anyone under five foot five.
Synonyms dash, rush, run, bolt, break, charge, race, sprint, bound, spring, leap, jump, lunge, pounce, dive, swoop, gallop, scurry, scamper, stampede, scramble, start, flight
Origin Late 17th century (in the sense 'run away'): probably from scamp2. Rhymes camper, damper, hamper, pamper, stamper, Tampa, tamper, tramper Definition of scamper in US English: scamperverbˈskæmpərˈskampər no object, with adverbial of direction (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement. he scampered in like an overgrown puppy Example sentencesExamples - The children scampered in all directions, shrieking and squealing, arms pumping with excitement.
- All around us, elephants were scampering in all directions raising a lot of dust metres high.
- The roads were unpaved and dirty, and filled with hungry, undernourished children scampering around half-naked.
- The animal wasted no time scampering back into the safety of its forest home but Ryan had no intention of letting it go so easily.
- However, much to the man's surprise, the devilish animal scampered away just as the dog had done.
- I had decided to leave when the tortoiseshell kitten scampered in from the yard.
- Children scampered off the yellow school bus and into the playground.
- He slid the door open and watched as the cat scampered out to sit between posts and watch the birds hungrily.
- Brooke scrambled back out of reach of Meghan, scampering back towards the middle of the sidewalk.
- The pathetic servant boy came scampering back in the room in a few moments, meekly holding up a clipboard of papers and a pen.
- It's a lovely, peaceful town where monkeys scamper along the sides of the roads and people take horseback rides along an attractive black-sand beach.
- When they got to the corner, she darted ahead and scampered up the copper beech.
- The youth was standing at his workplace, admiring the finished product in the light when the boy came scampering up to him.
- The men hadn't even stopped for a second to turn around and to see the small child scampering away after them.
- I pity the children scampering about the Great American Southwest who do not have a compound for protection.
- Every time a ball was hit out of the court, a group of children scampered towards it.
- He turned to see several younger children scamper off.
- A kestrel commanded the long valley views, rabbits scampered unconcerned.
- The cat scampered along the side of the ditch, its coat shiny black from the morning rain.
- Sure, there were film songs sung with verve, dances and a skit, and games for children scampering around.
Synonyms scurry, scuttle, dart, run, rush, dash, race, sprint, hurry, hasten, make haste
nounˈskæmpərˈskampər An act of scampering. Example sentencesExamples - I should have liked to rouse them for a minute, to coax them into a game or a scamper; but the longer I looked into their fixed and weary eyes the more preposterous the idea became.
- The girl rose and made a scamper for the lovely woman, but a stray leg was purposely put out and quickly the girl was sent to her knees, toppling forward to land ungracefully upon her chin.
- The dim, yellow light each one was shedding cast shadows off the crates and barrels carelessly piled along the length of the alley, and occasionally a squeak and a scamper echoed throughout the area.
- I set out at a full-tilt scamper, leaping over the tops of pedestrians and passing cars in search of a victim for my rustling.
- There was a quick scamper of feet from the children as everyone bundled into the hallway.
- The boy and the dog relish the scamper, but the pedlar fingers his rosary to ward off the threat of a drenching.
- A death-defying scamper across the street brings us to Loretta, the best wig fitter in town, who works at Cosmetic World.
- That crucial distance from cooker to sink to fridge is pretty much one stride length for us but a bit of a scamper for anyone under five foot five.
- Then, with a raspy scamper, a team of grey squirrels descended on our picnic table to clear crumbs faster than any vacuum cleaner.
- Fiscus scored the lone Karns City touchdown in the second quarter on an eight yard scamper.
- But I guess my scamper is good because he's flashing off that cute little smile of his and doing that adorable little head shake of his.
- This is inevitably something of a scamper through too many countries and histories; everywhere, it seemed, feminism tended to go through a moderate earlier phase and later a more revolutionary phase.
Synonyms dash, rush, run, bolt, break, charge, race, sprint, bound, spring, leap, jump, lunge, pounce, dive, swoop, gallop, scurry, scamper, stampede, scramble, start, flight
Origin Late 17th century (in the sense ‘run away’): probably from scamp. |