scamper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way
    scramble; scurry.
  2. verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
    skitter; scurry; scuttle.
    • so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

WordNet


Scam"per intransitive verb
Etymology
OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Scampered ; present participle & verbal noun Scampering
Definitions
  1. To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay.
    The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. S. Sharpe.
Scam"per noun
Definitions
  1. A scampering; a hasty flight.

Webster 1913