: 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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CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Draping from doorways, light linens billow in the trade winds, and colobus monkeys scamper in treetops overhead.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Paul Myerberg, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025
Grandview, however, couldn’t maintain possession as Yoakum’s Isaiah Lopez intercepted a pass — Barnett capitalized with a 4 yard scoring scamper.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Underwood, who ran for 77 yards, scampered for a 5-yard touchdown run by diving to touch the pylon, giving Michigan its last lead at 27-24 with just under 11 minutes to go.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Draping from doorways, light linens billow in the trade winds, and colobus monkeys scamper in treetops overhead.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
Nearly every inch of the yardage belonged to running back Mark Fletcher Jr., who had 172 yards on 17 carries, including a 56-yard scamper during a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that broke a 3-3 tie.
—Paul Myerberg, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025
Grandview, however, couldn’t maintain possession as Yoakum’s Isaiah Lopez intercepted a pass — Barnett capitalized with a 4 yard scoring scamper.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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