: 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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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Today, for the first time at the Olympics, skiers will scamper uphill wearing carpet-like skins on their skis or just their stiff boots, then barrel back down an ungroomed course.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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
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Verb
In this way, the jeans guys are akin to other gentle curiosities, such as the shorts guys who alight on college campuses in wintertime, and the black chipmunks that scamper by from time to time in city parks.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Today, for the first time at the Olympics, skiers will scamper uphill wearing carpet-like skins on their skis or just their stiff boots, then barrel back down an ungroomed course.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
Maye showed no obvious signs of injury during the team’s win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game, including on his game-sealing scamper for a first down.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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