: 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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Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Hawn and Russell's son Wyatt was on hand with his two sons, Buddy, 5, and Boone, 2, playing catch in the yard, while Hawn's dogs, English Labrador Roy and Rocky, a Korean Village Dog, scampered about.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Along the neural pathways of his multisystem scampers chaos as of eight voices—nine, for his brain is no idle onlooker.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
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Verb
But Magnussen held on to complete a 1-2 finish for BMW as Frijns scampered clear in the lead, which capped off a perfect day for the German manufacturer.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Hawn and Russell's son Wyatt was on hand with his two sons, Buddy, 5, and Boone, 2, playing catch in the yard, while Hawn's dogs, English Labrador Roy and Rocky, a Korean Village Dog, scampered about.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Noun
In late March, turtles sun themselves at the river's edge; Gambel's quail scamper between the rocks.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Along the neural pathways of his multisystem scampers chaos as of eight voices—nine, for his brain is no idle onlooker.
—Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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