Definitions
rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Word origin
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
Used in a sentence
“The dog scampered after the squirrel.”
“[W]hy if you don't ſcamper, you'll be baſtil'd, before you can ſay, "Killarney."”
“And so saying he scampered off to the hill, to the amusement of honest Plat; and it is likely lost no time in making his advances to the young widow.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Run playfully”7 letters
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