scamper — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A quick, light run.

Verb

1. To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Synonyms

   scurry

   Examples

   The dog scampered after the squirrel.

   [W]hy if you don't ſcamper, you'll be baſtil'd, before you can ſay, "Killarney."

   More examples (3)

   And so saying he scampered off to the hill, to the amusement of honest Plat; and it is likely lost no time in making his advances to the young widow.

   The younger and lighter members of his tribe scampered to the higher branches of the great trees to escape his wrath; risking their lives upon branches that scarce supported their weight rather than face old Kerchak in one of his fits of uncontrolled anger.

   Three minutes later, Luka Modric scampered down the right, clipped a cross to the near post and Ronaldo’s clipped finish gave the remainder of the match an air of inevitability.

Noun

1. One who skimps or does slipshod work.

   Synonyms

   skimper

Noun

1. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

   Synonyms

   scramblescurry

   Broader terms

   hastehurryrushrushing

Verb

1. to move about or proceed hurriedly

   Synonyms

   scurryskitterscuttle

   Broader terms

   run

   Examples

   so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground