: 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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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
In Niger, death was suddenly everywhere — even the tough lizards that scampered over the mud walls of my compound were dying.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
With eight seconds left, North Crowley capped a drive that had excellent clock management with a 1-yard scoring scamper by running back Kiante Ingram.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The footage shows the moment the tree fell dramatically to the ground, only for Mila to suddenly emerge from within the branches and scamper away.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
In Niger, death was suddenly everywhere — even the tough lizards that scampered over the mud walls of my compound were dying.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
Despite trailing by 12 points midway through the third quarter, Baltimore stuck with the run, and the result was a touchdown drive, culminating in an 18-yard scamper by Keaton Mitchell.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
With eight seconds left, North Crowley capped a drive that had excellent clock management with a 1-yard scoring scamper by running back Kiante Ingram.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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