Scamper
verb
To run quickly or playfully.
The squirrel scampered up the tree.
Often appears as...
- scamper across
- scamper up
verb
To run quickly or playfully.
The squirrel scampered up the tree.
Often appears as...
- scamper across
- scamper up
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Pro Tip 1/3Associated Animals
Often used to describe the movements of small animals or children, implying playfulness and lightness.
Just like mice scampering in the attic, the kids played in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Movement
Implies a sudden or swift action, often to escape something or for fun.
She scampered to the door as soon as the bell rang.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Most suitable for casual or informal language, not typically used in formal writing.
When the teacher turned her back, Joe scampered to his seat.
Pro Tip 1/3Associated Animals
Often used to describe the movements of small animals or children, implying playfulness and lightness.
Just like mice scampering in the attic, the kids played in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Movement
Implies a sudden or swift action, often to escape something or for fun.
She scampered to the door as soon as the bell rang.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Most suitable for casual or informal language, not typically used in formal writing.
When the teacher turned her back, Joe scampered to his seat.
Pro Tip 1/3Associated Animals
Often used to describe the movements of small animals or children, implying playfulness and lightness.
Just like mice scampering in the attic, the kids played in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Movement
Implies a sudden or swift action, often to escape something or for fun.
She scampered to the door as soon as the bell rang.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Most suitable for casual or informal language, not typically used in formal writing.
When the teacher turned her back, Joe scampered to his seat.
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Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
same spot and they were landing about one and a half meters from the ground and i thought to myself i've got an idea so i snuck down hid behind the tree waited for the squirrel to come down and land on it and then scamper up the tree and then before the next one could follow it i went out to the front of the tree and
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Steven Strogatz: How...
which was -- he remembered as a kid reading Flash Gordon comic books, and he said that when Flash Gordon would come to an abyss, he would shoot what today would be a kind of a light saber. He would shoot his light saber across the abyss, making a blade of light, and then scamper across on this blade of light.
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Learning from dirty jobs...
Most hazardous environment I'd ever seen, and I was back with a guy, lashing the pots down. So I'm 40 feet off the deck, which is like looking down at the top of your shoe, you know, and it's doing this in the ocean. Unspeakably dangerous. I scamper down, I go into the wheelhouse
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The Unconquered:...
there are trees that have actually fallen that help us get across other places our scouts are chopping the trees down for us to get across as you can tell you know it calls for a little bit of a sense of balance and the guys would just scamper across these things like
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Life of Insects PIPE...
if only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches there they will take up their adult life of leisure well
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Sir David Attenborough...
three years but eventually they hatch it's only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches
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Silverback Gorilla Stops...
The whole family! Mwira and his mother are almost the last ones to break cover and scamper over. Absolute confidence. Look!
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Top 5 Funniest Animal...
nothing is as easy as it looks one major challenge is working out which trees are safe to scamper up some are better than
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5 Incredible Animals...
almost the last ones to break cover and scamper over absolute confident stick with all the youngsters across safely
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Top 5 Times Nature Won PIPE...
last ones to break cover and scamper over absolute confidence luke with all the youngsters across safely chimanuka
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
same spot and they were landing about one and a half meters from the ground and i thought to myself i've got an idea so i snuck down hid behind the tree waited for the squirrel to come down and land on it and then scamper up the tree and then before the next one could follow it i went out to the front of the tree and
Video examples
Steven Strogatz: How...
which was -- he remembered as a kid reading Flash Gordon comic books, and he said that when Flash Gordon would come to an abyss, he would shoot what today would be a kind of a light saber. He would shoot his light saber across the abyss, making a blade of light, and then scamper across on this blade of light.
Video examples
Learning from dirty jobs...
Most hazardous environment I'd ever seen, and I was back with a guy, lashing the pots down. So I'm 40 feet off the deck, which is like looking down at the top of your shoe, you know, and it's doing this in the ocean. Unspeakably dangerous. I scamper down, I go into the wheelhouse
Video examples
The Unconquered:...
there are trees that have actually fallen that help us get across other places our scouts are chopping the trees down for us to get across as you can tell you know it calls for a little bit of a sense of balance and the guys would just scamper across these things like
Video examples
Life of Insects PIPE...
if only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches there they will take up their adult life of leisure well
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
three years but eventually they hatch it's only at this early stage of its life that a stick insect actually runs the youngsters positively scamper up into the tree branches
Video examples
Silverback Gorilla Stops...
The whole family! Mwira and his mother are almost the last ones to break cover and scamper over. Absolute confidence. Look!
Video examples
Top 5 Funniest Animal...
nothing is as easy as it looks one major challenge is working out which trees are safe to scamper up some are better than
Video examples
5 Incredible Animals...
almost the last ones to break cover and scamper over absolute confident stick with all the youngsters across safely
Video examples
Top 5 Times Nature Won PIPE...
last ones to break cover and scamper over absolute confidence luke with all the youngsters across safely chimanuka
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Quote examples
Jim Norton
American Comedian
The image people have of comedians staring defiantly over a stationary line of good taste is simply inaccurate. We don't approach this line, put our toes over it arrogantly and then scamper back to safety. The line doesn't exist.
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Michelle Williams
American Actress
I'm not going to rush anything and scamper around like a mad person and make myself crazy.
Quote examples
Jim Norton
American Comedian
The image people have of comedians staring defiantly over a stationary line of good taste is simply inaccurate. We don't approach this line, put our toes over it arrogantly and then scamper back to safety. The line doesn't exist.
Quote examples
Michelle Williams
American Actress
I'm not going to rush anything and scamper around like a mad person and make myself crazy.
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