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单词 scamper
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scamper
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To scamper is to move in a hurry. You and your friends might scamper to catch the bus, or your kitten might scamper to catch a mouse.
The verb scamper describes something that's moving in disorderly haste, often out of fear or excitement. You might notice that chipmunks scamper the instant your dog goes outside. You can also use scamper as a noun, when you talk about your death-defying scamper across town in an effort to be on time for your first day of work. Scamper was a very popular word in the late 1800s.
WORD FAMILY
scamper: scampered, scampering, scampers
USAGE EXAMPLES
The cathedral square is filled with tables, and servers scamper to keep the breeze from destroying their handiwork with the napkins.
Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016)
That meant Séamus Coleman was free to scamper up the touchline, and the Irishman was the game’s most influential player in the opening stages.
The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016)
Even in the metro, they scamper along the platforms searching for food left by passengers or the homeless spending the night in the subway network.
The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016)
1v to move about or proceed hurriedly
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
scurry, scuttle, skitter
crab
scurry sideways like a crab
run
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
2n rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Syn|Hyper
scramble, scurry
haste, hurry, rush, rushing
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
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