Scamper
/ˈskæmpə/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quick, light run.
- 2 One who skimps or does slipshod work.
- 3 rushing about hastily in an undignified way wordnet
Verb
- 1 To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner. intransitive
"The dog scampered after the squirrel."
- 2 to move about or proceed hurriedly wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I saw a mouse scamper across the floor."
Etymology
Etymology 1
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
Etymology 2
From scamp + -er.