scampered

ˈskæmpərd

Definition

Definition of scampered - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

movementdone with quick, light steps in hurried motion

They made a scampered escape through the alley.
They followed a scampered trail through the wet leaves.
Her scampered dash left footprints across the sand.

bed and breakfast

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Origin of scampered

Middle English, scamperen (run away)

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French:vif, ...
German:flink, ...
Italian:frettoloso, ...
Spanish:apresurado, ...
Portuguese:apressado, ...
Chinese:小跑的, ...
Japanese:小走りの, ...
Arabic:سَريعُ الخُطى, ...
Hebrew:חָפוּז, ...
Russian:торопливый, ...
Ukrainian:прудкий, ...
Hindi:फुर्तीले-फुर्र कदमों वाला, ...
Bengali:দ্রুতপদ, ...
Catalan:apressat, ...
Czech:pobíhavý, ...
Danish:trippende, ...
Dutch:trippelend, ...
Greek:σβέλτος, ...
Hungarian:szapora, ...
Khmer:រត់ត្របាញ់យ៉ាងលឿន, ...
Korean:잰걸음의, ...
Persian:شتابان, ...
Polish:pędzący drobnymi krokami, ...
Portuguese (BR):apressado, ...
Romanian:sprinten, ...
Swedish:ilande, ...
Thai:ปรู๊ดปร๊าด, ...
Turkish:koştura koştura yapılmış, ...
Vietnamese:thoăn thoắt, ...

scamper

ˈskæmpər

Definition of scamper - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

movementrun lightly and quickly in a playful way

The children scampered across the playground.

dart

frolic

skip

hasty task

Rare

hurry quickly through a task or place

Rare

She scampered through her homework to go outside.

dash

hasten

rush

Noun

quick runquick, light run or movement, sometimes playful

The children had a scamper across the yard.

dash

scurry

sprint

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Expressions with scamper

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scamper off

leave hurriedly or abruptly

As soon as the bell rang, the students scampered off to their next class.

Origin of scamper

Middle Dutch, schampen (to flee)

Examples of scamper in a sentence

Squirrels scampered up the trees as we approached.
The cat scampered across the room chasing a toy.
He scampered through the crowd to catch the bus.
A sudden scamper upstairs woke everyone.
Their evening scamper across the meadow was joyful.

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French:gambader, cavale, ...
German:tollen, Trippeln, ...
Italian:scorrazzare, scatto, ...
Spanish:corretear, carrerita, ...
Portuguese:correr, corrida rápida, ...
Chinese:嬉戏, 小跑, ...
Japanese:駆け回る, 小走り, ...
Arabic:رَكَضَ, جَرْي خَفِيف, ...
Hebrew:לָרוּץ בִּקְלִילוּת, רִיצָה קַלָּה, ...
Russian:скакать, пробежка, ...
Ukrainian:бігати, біг, ...
Hindi:कुलाँचे भरते दौड़ना, फुर्तीली दौड़, ...
Bengali:লাফাতে লাফাতে দৌড়ানো, ছুটাছুটি, ...
Catalan:correjar, cursa ràpida, ...
Czech:cupitat, pobíhání, ...
Danish:pile, en hurtig løbetur, ...
Dutch:rennen, rondrennen, ...
Greek:τρέχω, σβέλτο τρέξιμο, ...
Hungarian:szaladgálni, szaladás, ...
Khmer:រត់ត្រុកៗ, ការរត់ត្រុកៗ, ...
Korean:뛰어다니다, 종종걸음, ...
Persian:جست و خیزکنان دویدن, دویدن تند و سبک, ...
Polish:biegać, radosny bieg, ...
Portuguese (BR):correr, corrida, ...
Romanian:a alerga, fuguță, ...
Swedish:springa, skutt, ...
Thai:วิ่งเล่น, การวิ่งอย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:koşuşturmak, koşuşturma, ...
Vietnamese:chạy lon ton, chạy nhanh, ...

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