scamper, scramble, scurry
(noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
(verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly; “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scamper (plural scampers)
A quick, light run.
scamper (third-person singular simple present scampers, present participle scampering, simple past and past participle scampered)
(intransitive) To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
• scurry
• See also walk
scamper (plural scampers)
One who skimps or does slipshod work.
Synonym: skimper
• Campers, campers
Source: Wiktionary
Scam"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering.] Etym: [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.]
Definition: To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. S. Sharpe.
Scam"per, n.
Definition: A scampering; a hasty flight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
