as in to trot
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scamper
In comparison, trackways offer a direct snapshot of an ancient moment in time — in this case, when scores of scampering theropods crisscrossed a shoreline.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
After the teams traded possessions, Cohasset (11-2) got the ball on its own 48 and needed just three plays as Greene (16 carries, 131 yards) scampered and held his balance for a 42-yard score.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The footage shows the moment the tree fell dramatically to the ground, only for Mila to suddenly emerge from within the branches and scamper away.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
In Niger, death was suddenly everywhere — even the tough lizards that scampered over the mud walls of my compound were dying.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Apollo is still trotting on the spot.—
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Zosia and Carol’s globe-trotting romance took a dark turn in Big Sky, Montana, when Carol learned that Zosia and the rest of the Joined were nearing completion on another method to turn her into one of them.—
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As a result, the film sees Jackman and Hudson perform a collection of Diamond's beloved hits, which jogged Moore’s memory.—
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A couple years ago, another runner spent the better part of 12 months jogging every street in Manhattan, a 750-mile endeavor.—
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The woman running the daycare had attempted life-saving measures on the child before emergency services arrived, First Alert 4 reported.—
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Kaelon Black ran for two touchdowns to lead the Indiana running game.—
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Fielding the ball on the goal line, Bartley hit a seam, veered right and galloped into the open field, giving Wake (9-4) an 8-3 advantage after a two-point conversion.—
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The protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation and galloping hyperinflation, began Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses.—
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Rafiq thanked the shopkeeper and hurried out of the bazaar’s maze-like structure to find his car.—
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Caracas, Venezuela — The morning after US forces bombed Caracas, dragged President Nicolás Maduro out of bed, carted him over the Caribbean and installed him in a Brooklyn jail, many Venezuelans hurried to the grocery store.—
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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