: 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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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Maye knocked out the Broncos by scampering all alone to his left on a third-down naked bootleg, Josh McDaniels’ best play-call on a day of bad weather and good defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 25 Jan. 2026
Henderson scored from 5 yards away after Stevenson rolled for a 56-yard scamper on the previous play.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Luz’s agency had scored the gillagers a dump truck, part of a citywide program encouraging poor Manileños to trade garbage for rice and instant noodles, but most scavenging was carried out by teams of boys and young men who scampered over steaming filth.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Maye knocked out the Broncos by scampering all alone to his left on a third-down naked bootleg, Josh McDaniels’ best play-call on a day of bad weather and good defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
The first set up the Patriots with a short field and led to Maye’s touchdown scamper that tied it at 7 heading into halftime.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Jan. 2026
Henderson scored from 5 yards away after Stevenson rolled for a 56-yard scamper on the previous play.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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