D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Scamper

/skăm'-pẽr/ · Scam·per · IPA /ˈskæmpə/
01 v. i. To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.
imp. & p. p. Scampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering
  1. 1.
    To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.
    “The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse.” — S. Sharpe.
02 n. A scampering; a hasty flight.
  1. 1.
    A scampering; a hasty flight.