Scamper (Noun)
Meaning
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- She did a little scamper around the corner of the room, desperate to avoid the confrontation.
- He watched with amusement as his cat's dignified demeanor disappeared and she began a frantic scamper after the ball of yarn.
- In a wild scamper through the crowd, Sarah just barely made it to the checkout counter before it closed.
- As the doors opened on the biggest sale of the season, a chaotic scamper for discounted goods erupted in the department store.
- During the first warning sign of an earthquake, there was a brief, panic-filled scamper to seek safety in the building's evacuation zones.