: a playful or hurried run or movement
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Verb
The kids were scampering around the yard.
A mouse scampered across the floor.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Andrew Greif Kansas City's Hollywood Brown caught a nifty shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes and Detroit couldn't keep up with the Chiefs' pre-snap misdirection, allowing Brown to scamper into the end zone after nine yards for a 20-10 lead over Detroit.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Cerussi finished with three touchdowns with a 70-yard kick return and Foley finished it off with a 77-yard scamper up the left sideline and went in untouched for the final score.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Swift made a few Commanders defenders miss and scampered for a 55-yard touchdown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Andrew Greif Kansas City's Hollywood Brown caught a nifty shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes and Detroit couldn't keep up with the Chiefs' pre-snap misdirection, allowing Brown to scamper into the end zone after nine yards for a 20-10 lead over Detroit.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
Coleman opened the scoring with a 3-yard scamper, and Birdville responded with a 9-yard TD reception from Triston Spain.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Cerussi finished with three touchdowns with a 70-yard kick return and Foley finished it off with a 77-yard scamper up the left sideline and went in untouched for the final score.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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