as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scamper
Williams scampered 9 yards into the end zone for what the Hornets thought was the winner with 24 seconds to play before everyone noticed the flag.
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Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Experience the Eiffel Tower Your kids will most certainly want to scamper up the nearly 1,100-foot-high Eiffel Tower (ideally without the crowds).
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The paddlers, all youths from Indigenous communities in the Americas, scampered off their kayaks and raced across the sandbar, ceremoniously ending the trip by dipping their fingers in the choppy sea water.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Facing third-and-19 from near midfield with about three minutes to go, Laguna Hills sophomore quarterback Jaxson Vanderbeek suddenly found some running room and scampered 46 yards for a crucial first down.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
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Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Experience the Eiffel Tower Your kids will most certainly want to scamper up the nearly 1,100-foot-high Eiffel Tower (ideally without the crowds).
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The paddlers, all youths from Indigenous communities in the Americas, scampered off their kayaks and raced across the sandbar, ceremoniously ending the trip by dipping their fingers in the choppy sea water.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Facing third-and-19 from near midfield with about three minutes to go, Laguna Hills sophomore quarterback Jaxson Vanderbeek suddenly found some running room and scampered 46 yards for a crucial first down.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamper
Verb
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The wild-eyed elk turned and trotted parallel to me.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bella will trot over when she's done, happily finishing off her sibling's portion.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the break, Sinner did jog back to the court, showing no real sign of a lingering injury.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That’s even if the movie is uneven dramatically, weighed down by traumas and break-ups and breakdowns in the later stretches, and with too many shots of Aishe (Uyghur) jogging toward her future.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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EDTIn a press conference, authorities shared security camera footage of the gunman running across a roof and jumping down from a building before leaving the Utah Valley University campus.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The music video, which has been viewed almost eight million times on YouTube, shows highlights from Ramos’ 16-year Madrid career, the statue of Cybele weeping and a white horse galloping towards the former club captain.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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After debuting on Great American Pure Flix in 2023, A Thousand Tomorrows lassoed a whole new fanbase by galloping onto Netflix.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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But a ship arrived and everyone hurried aboard without understanding a word of what the greeter was saying.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some people never even showed, despite me calling them repeatedly to hurry up.—
Jack Hargreaves,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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