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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.
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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