Definitions for: 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."

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: scramble, scurry, scurry, scuttle, skitter

See Also: haste, hurry, run, rush, rushing

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