Verb
The kids were scampering around the yard.
A mouse scampered across the floor.
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Verb
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s lofted pass sent Salah scampering away down the right.—James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 On 3rd-and-short, Allen whipped a screen to Dalton Kincaid, who scampered forward for what appeared to be a first down.—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
Being with friends and family gets despair to cower, shrivel, and scamper for the hidden dark corners of the room.—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025 Both scores came in the first quarter – one was a 60-yard scamper that got Eagles fans buzzing early.—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scamper
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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