scamper
To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified mannerTo run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
» The centipede scampered into the dark burrow.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
The dog scampered after the squirrel.
бе́гатьbégatʹ, носитьсяnositʹsja
- to move about or proceed hurriedly
Examples
10 sentencesThe centipede scampered into the dark burrow.
The fox scampered off after a few seconds.
ruЧерез несколько секунд лиса убежала. — fjay69
deNach ein paar Sekunden flitzte der Fuchs davon. — Dani6187
I saw a mouse scamper across the floor.
A squirrel scampered across the road and bounded up a tree.
deEin Eichhörnchen flitzte über die Straße und hüpfte an einem Baum hoch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Seeing a squirrel scamper across the car park made Mary happy.
deMaria sah ein Eichhörnchen über den Parkplatz huschen und freute sich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old FreFirst attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
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Forms
scampers, scampering, scampered, scamperedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.