Verb
The kids were scampering around the yard.
A mouse scampered across the floor.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The entire percussion section was on point, with lively xylophones scampering over a trap kit, adding lots of unexpected timbral pop.—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 Traffic wardens hold back cars and motorbikes as the intelligent animals wait, then scamper across busy roads.—Graeme Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scamper
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper, from Italian scampare, from Vulgar Latin *excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field
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