scamper

[ skam-per ]

/ ˈskæm pər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR scamper ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object)

to run or go hastily or quickly.

to run playfully about, as a child.

noun

a scampering; a quick run.

Origin of scamper

1680–90; obsolete scamp to go (see scamp) + -er⁶

Words nearby scamper

scambaiting, scamillus, scammer, scammony, scamp, scamper, scampi, scamster, scamto, scan, Scand

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Example sentences from the Web for scamper

It is interesting to note in the Waggoners' Accounts which of the teamsters apparently took a horse and "scamper'd."
Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755|Don H. Berkebile
The third man had sufficient command of his wits to take to his heels and scamper away.
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert Strang
Only ten feet away lay the chestnut-haired girl who "was a great one to scamper."
Chicago's Awful Theater Horror|Various
With frantic haste they fix the hook into the lattice-work beneath the porch and scamper back.
Back Home|Eugene Wood

He happened to be on deck when the masts were carried away, but managed to scamper off without getting hurt.
Voyage of the Liberdade|Captain Joshua Slocum

British Dictionary definitions for scamper

scamper

/ (ˈskæmpə) /

verb (intr)

to run about playfully

(often foll by through) to hurry quickly through (a place, task, book, etc)

noun

the act of scampering

Derived forms of scamper

scamperer, noun

Word Origin for scamper

C17: probably from scamp (vb); see scamp 1

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单词	scamper
释义	scamper [ skam-per ] / ˈskæm pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scamper ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to run or go hastily or quickly. to run playfully about, as a child. noun a scampering; a quick run. Origin of scamper 1680–90; obsolete scamp to go (see scamp) + -er⁶ Words nearby scamper scambaiting, scamillus, scammer, scammony, scamp, scamper, scampi, scamster, scamto, scan, Scand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scamper It is interesting to note in the Waggoners' Accounts which of the teamsters apparently took a horse and "scamper'd." Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755\|Don H. Berkebile The third man had sufficient command of his wits to take to his heels and scamper away. With Drake on the Spanish Main\|Herbert Strang Only ten feet away lay the chestnut-haired girl who "was a great one to scamper." Chicago's Awful Theater Horror\|Various With frantic haste they fix the hook into the lattice-work beneath the porch and scamper back. Back Home\|Eugene Wood He happened to be on deck when the masts were carried away, but managed to scamper off without getting hurt. Voyage of the Liberdade\|Captain Joshua Slocum British Dictionary definitions for scamper scamper / (ˈskæmpə) / verb (intr) to run about playfully (often foll by through) to hurry quickly through (a place, task, book, etc) noun the act of scampering Derived forms of scamper scamperer, noun Word Origin for scamper C17: probably from scamp (vb); see scamp 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scamper scuttle, zip, romp, skip, scurry, dart, bolt, scoot, sprint, hurry, trot, shoot, fly, skedaddle, tear, flee, race, hie, hasten, speed
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scamper

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of scamper

Words nearby scamper

Example sentences from the Web for scamper

British Dictionary definitions for scamper

verb (intr)

noun

Derived forms of scamper

Word Origin for scamper

Words related to scamper