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
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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