as in trotting
to go at a pace faster than a walk
the child scampered off to play
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Recent Examples of scampering
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
In a surveillance video of the facility released to local media, detainees could be seen shackled and scampering into a building.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Three plays later, Balko called his own number yet again, scampering into the end zone from 24 yards out and putting Eastlake ahead 21-17.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
The man who appeared to attack Lang was seen scampering back across Michigan Avenue after hitting him.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 19 Nov. 2025
The enduring moment of the game is probably the deep touchdown pass between Shough and Chris Olave — the one that saw Olave shrugging off cornerback Jaycee Horn and then scampering into the end zone, then jumping into a Panthers field-side fan section.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
The video shows the small dog scampering around excitedly before letting out the squeaky, first-ever vocalization.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The Mustangs forced another three-and-out, and the ground game continued to push through in the fourth quarter, with Waiss scampering home on a 15-yard score for a 29-6 lead.
—Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
How did Day-Lewis the younger go from scampering around sets to running a production of his own?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scampering
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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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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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Barker was seen jogging in a video the organization shared on Instagram, which showed a high turnout of runners from various age groups.—
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Mayor Armin Mizani, who is running for Texas House District 98, had sought to make Keller the first city in the nation to codify a ban on Islam’s legal system.—
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DeRozan received the pass, took one dribble and tried a running 29-foot 3-pointer that clanked off the back rim and the Kings lost, 100-98.—
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But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.—
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Butler began hurrying Boise State and pushing up the tempo, which allowed the Broncos to score off several backdoor cuts and slip screens for big dunks and layups at the rim.—
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“Scampering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scampering. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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