: 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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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Facing a fourth-down sequence, quarterback Jareth Staine lobbed a pass over the top to Isaiah Rogers, who scampered to paydirt for a 24-yard touchdown reception to give the Golden Eagles an immediate 6-0 advantage.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Millie Schafer exits her back door, descends her deck stairs and scampers down a set of wooden steps on a backyard hillside, bracing herself on a tree trunk.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Verb
Allen scampered into the end zone for a two-yard rushing touchdown that cut Baltimore's lead to 34-25.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Facing a fourth-down sequence, quarterback Jareth Staine lobbed a pass over the top to Isaiah Rogers, who scampered to paydirt for a 24-yard touchdown reception to give the Golden Eagles an immediate 6-0 advantage.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
The biggest shot of damage came on Harvey’s 50-yard run that flipped the field and set up Dobbins’ 19-yard touchdown scamper.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Millie Schafer exits her back door, descends her deck stairs and scampers down a set of wooden steps on a backyard hillside, bracing herself on a tree trunk.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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