: a playful or hurried run or movement
Examples of scamper in a Sentence
Verb
The kids were scampering around the yard.
A mouse scampered across the floor.
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Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Catcher Jake Rogers scampered from first to third and later scored.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025
One scampers ahead, while the other zips behind, chasing, playing and pausing only to take in the sights and scents of their new territory.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Verb
Billy Kilmer to cough up the ball, Marshall scooped it up and scampered 66 yards into the end zone — the wrong way.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Catcher Jake Rogers scampered from first to third and later scored.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
After the teams traded field goals in the first OT, Oklahoma’s Austin Seibert missed a 27-yard attempt, and Michel sent Georgia to the title game with a 27-yard scamper on Georgia’s second offensive snap of double overtime.
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—David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025
One scampers ahead, while the other zips behind, chasing, playing and pausing only to take in the sights and scents of their new territory.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for scamper
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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