I saw a mouse scamper across the floor.
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Scamper
/ˈskæmpə/
Synonyms for "scamper" (133 found)
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flank speedflashflat-out speedfleeflingflurryflutterflyforced draftfull gallopgallopget goingget movinghand gallophastehastenhasten offheadlong rushheavy right foothelter skelter
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helter-skelterhiehigh lopehumphump ithurryhurry awayhurry onhurry scurryhurry throughhurry uphurry-scurryhurtlehustlejog trotleap
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8 total sentences available.
Spiders had built their webs in the angles of the walls and ceilings; and sometimes, when Oliver walked softly into a room, the mice would scamper across the floor, and run back terrified to their holes.
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Seeing a squirrel scamper across the car park made Mary happy.
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Mary was delighted to see a squirrel scamper across the car park.
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