scamperverb [ I + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈskæm.pər/us/ˈskæm.pɚ/When small children and animals scamper, they run with small quick steps:
The children scampered off into the garden.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- glide
- gun
- leg
- make off
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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