Synonyms of scampering

scampering

verb

present participle of scamper

as in trotting

to go at a pace faster than a walk

the child scampered off to play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trotting
• jogging
• running
• hurrying
• galloping
• sprinting
• rushing
• dashing
• scurrying
• leaping
• skipping
• tripping
• speeding
• racing
• zipping
• scooting
• bounding
• hustling
• springing
• loping
• scuttling
• hurtling
• tearing
• buzzing
• blasting
• blazing
• careening
• barreling
• whirling
• cantering
• ripping
• hurling
• hastening
• rustling
• blowing
• humping
• bustling
• zooming
• rocketing
• pelting
• shagging
• coursing
• bolting
• bowling
• whisking
• jetting
• haring
• pattering
• belting
• ramming
• shooting
• breezing
• nipping
• stepping (along)
• cannonballing
• bombing
• hying
• footing (it)
• legging (it)
• hotfooting (it)
• hoofing (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolling
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• dragging
• lingering
• shambling
• creeping
• crawling
• poking
• lagging
• dawdling
• loitering
• trudging
• tarrying
• dallying
• plodding
• lumbering
• limping
• hobbling
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scampering

My father and his siblings had grown up scampering into these trees’ branches for figs and peaches, and snacking from crates full of almonds each fall. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

Crying, the deer makes a break for it, scampering past Sergeant Chuberko and right into the arms of Officer Roy. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 22 June 2026

In addition to the speaker, many other leaders have been scampering to show allegiance to Kainerugaba. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Killing birds, scampering around the crawl space at night, making the local coyotes snarl at Charlie’s SUV… everything Katie does has to be deniable enough for her parents to roll with it, a story choice that defangs Cronin’s ability to let loose. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026

The Georgian winger then held his shot, instead scampering past Mamardashvili before calmly slotting the ball into the net. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

While a nor'easter blasted much of the Northeast, one of the visiting otters at the aquarium rolled on its back on the snowy deck before scampering into a running start to slide across the snow. — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026

High jinks ensue, including a hilarious scene in the Big Game with a scampering dog and a chariot chase. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026

Since his debut on the national scene as a tot scampering through in the White House — a symbol of the Kennedy administration’s youthful energy — he’d been relentlessly documented. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026