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Definition of Scamper
1. Verb. To move about or proceed hurriedly. "So terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
Specialized synonyms: Crab
Generic synonyms: Run
Derivative terms: Scurry
2. Noun. Rushing about hastily in an undignified way.
Generic synonyms: Haste, Hurry, Rush, Rushing
Derivative terms: Scramble, Scurry
Definition of Scamper
1. v. i. To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.
2. n. A scampering; a hasty flight.
Definition of Scamper
1. Noun. A quick, light run. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scamper
1. to run playfully about [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scamper
Literary usage of Scamper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Virgil by Virgil (1891)
"... scamper over the meads with sprightly career, and swim the rapid floods.
They ought then to feed" in spacious lawns, and beside full rivers, where moss, ..."
2. The Crayon Miscellany by Washington Irving (1868)
"FORDING OP THE NORTH FORK. — DREARY SCENERY OF THE CROSS TIMBER.— scamper OP
HORSES IN THE NIGHT. — OSAGE WAR-PARTY.— EFFECTS OF A PEACE HARANGUE.—BUFFALO. ..."
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