Definition of scamper
scampered
;scampering
play \-p(ə-)riŋ\intransitive verb
: to run nimbly and usually playfully about
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Examples of scamper in a Sentence
The kids were scampering around the yard.
A mouse scampered across the floor.
Recent Examples of scamper from the Web
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In the video, the male spider drums and shakes his body before the two approach each other, intertwining their legs for less than a minute while the male deposits his sperm into her genital opening before scampering off.
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So DeShields’ grounder went as a single, and Gallo scampered to third.
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Although the does appeared healthy and scampered off, the buck seemed more dazed.
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Garcia, Franco's good friend, scampered around the bullpen in celebration.
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The catcher's throw short-hopped the third baseman and skipped into left field, allowing Beal to scamper home with the game-winning run for a 4-3 victory over Champaign Central at Slammers Stadium in Joliet.
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Meidroth stole second base and jarred the ball loose on his slide and scampered to third on the play.
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Gary Sanchez opened the inning with a single to left, stole second on the glacial Hammel, and then scampered to third base after catcher Salvador Perez bounced the throw to second and Whit Merrifield whiffed on the pick.
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Two weeks later the mice were scampering around their cages.
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Origin and Etymology of scamper
probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper, from Italian scampare, from Vulgar Latin *excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field
scamper
Definition of scamper
: a playful or hurried run or movement
Recent Examples of scamper from the Web
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Overbrook running back Marques DeShields, who will play at Monmouth in the fall, scored the White team’s only touchdown on an 18-yard scamper with 6 minutes, 5 seconds left.
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Watson’s scamper, which capped a 10-play, 70-yard drive, came seven minutes after the Tigers had opened the scoring with a 42-yard field goal by Greg Huegel.
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Ingram rushed for 146 yards on 14 carries, including a 61-yard scamper and a 10-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-1 play.
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First Known Use of scamper
1697
SCAMPER Defined for English Language Learners
scamper
playDefinition of scamper for English Language Learners
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: to run or move quickly and often playfully
SCAMPER Defined for Kids
Definition of scamper for Students
scampered
;scampering
: to run or move quickly and often playfully about
Definition of scamper for Students
: a hurried and often playful run or movement
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