This really made them more vulnerable, because they were scampering into the nearest thicket to take cover, maybe thinking those were police officers coming.
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Scampering
Synonyms for "scampering" (16 found)
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13 entriesdartingescape burstkitten scamperingmouse scamperingpuppy scamperingscamper aboutscamper alongscamper awayscamper offscurryingshort burstskitteringzigzag sprint
Collocations
13 entriesfrantic scamperingplayful scamperingrapid scamperingscampering aboutscampering acrossscampering awayscampering childrenscampering feetscampering kittensscampering micescampering movementscampering pacescampering through
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In the final raucous minutes of the match, Max whipped in a delicious cross to the far post, where his cat, scampering on to the gleaming floodlit pitch, using her hind legs to leap high into the air, higher than all the defenders and attackers, headed in the winning goal, sending the crowd into raptures and ensuring her place in football folklore.
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Mary was glad to see the squirrel scampering around the garden again.
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