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scamper
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scam·per  (skmpr)
intr.v. scam·pered, scam·per·ing, scam·pers
To run or go quickly and lightly: children scampering off to play.
n.
A quick light run or movement.

[Probably from Flemish schampeeren, frequentative of obsolete Dutch schampen, to run away, decamp, from Middle Dutch ontscampen, from Old French escamper, from Old Italian scampare, from Vulgar Latin *excampre, from Latin ex camp, out of the field : ex, away; see ex- + camp, ablative of campus, field.]

scamper [ˈskæmpə]
vb (intr)
1. to run about playfully
2. (often foll by through) to hurry quickly through (a place, task, book, etc.)
n
the act of scampering
[probably from scamp (vb); see scamp1]
scamperer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scamperscamper - rushing about hastily in an undignified way
rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Verb1.scamper - to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
crab - scurry sideways like a crab
run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

scamper
verb run, dash, dart, fly, hurry, sprint, romp, beetle, hasten, scuttle, scurry, scoot, hie (archaic) The flash sent the foxes scampering away.
Translations
scamper [ˈskæmpəʳ] VIescabullirse
to scamper in/outentrar/salir corriendo
to scamper alongir corriendo
scamper about VI + ADVcorretear
scamper away scamper off VI + ADVescabullirse

scamper [ˈskæmpər] vi
to scamper away → détaler

scamper
n they can go for a scamper in the gardensie können im Garten herumtollen
vi (person, child, puppy)tollen; (rabbit)hoppeln; (squirrel, mice)huschen

scamper [ˈskæmpəʳ] vi + adv (child) to scamper aboutscorrazzare
to scamper in/out → entrare/uscire di corsa
to scamper away, scamper off → darsela a gambe
scamper [ˈskæmpəʳ] vi + adv (child) to scamper aboutscorrazzare
to scamper in/out → entrare/uscire di corsa
to scamper away, scamper off → darsela a gambe

scamper
v scamper [ˈskӕmpə]
to run quickly and lightly The mouse scampered away when it saw me. haastig vlug يَنْطَلِق مُسْرِعاً офейквам pelášit pile davonrennen τρέχω ανάλαφρα, φεύγω γρήγορα zafarse, corretear (minema) lipsama گريختن pinkoa détaler לִברוֹחַ מַהֵר दौड़ जाना, हड़बड़ी pobjeći, žuriti se iramodik cepat skjótast, þjóta scappare, sgattaiolare 急いで逃げる 재빨리 달아나다 nerti, smukti mukt; laisties lapās berlari melompat-lompat rennen løpe/fare omkring śmigać, pędzić fugir a fugi, a o şterge бежать стремглав ufujazdiť; dať sa na útek popihati jo skakutati kila วิ่งอย่างรวดเร็วและเบา seğirtmek 碎步快跑,驚惶逃跑 бігти стрімголов; гасати طرارے بھرنا chạy vụt, chạy vội vàng


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