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
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s lofted pass sent Salah scampering away down the right.
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
On 3rd-and-short, Allen whipped a screen to Dalton Kincaid, who scampered forward for what appeared to be a first down.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
And soon enough Pumpkin scampered off the porch and ran toward her home in the stall.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Growing up, during that time of year, the Carrick boys could frequently be found scampering from tree to tree.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
On 3rd-and-short, Allen whipped a screen to Dalton Kincaid, who scampered forward for what appeared to be a first down.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
And soon enough Pumpkin scampered off the porch and ran toward her home in the stall.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Growing up, during that time of year, the Carrick boys could frequently be found scampering from tree to tree.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamper
Verb
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Instead, Sanders and AOC have been trotting across the U.S.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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The footage showed two black cows and one brown cow trotting together on the freeway as a driver and their passenger rolled down the window to film.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Each robot also had its own human operators, usually a group of two of three who jogged alongside it throughout the race.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2025
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Whether that’s slowly jogging in a pool or trying aquatic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is up to you.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This story will run after Episode 4, but in Episode 3, clearly Dina wants something to happen in the tent.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Applicants will be selected in August, and the program will run from September through November in New York City.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
Verb
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There's a wind-deflecting screen, which would only make sense if this thing's designed to gallop at north of 50 miles an hour (80 km/h), and behind that, a dinky little full-color dash.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2025
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In other words, bring back galloping Confederate generals and lose Black Lives Matter.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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But hurry — these beauty finds aren’t guaranteed to stay on sale or remain in stock over the next two weeks.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamper. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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