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Meanings of
scamper
in English
Catalan
escapolir-se
Back to the meaning
To move about or proceed hurriedly.
scuttle
skitter
Catalan
escapolir-se
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way.
scramble
scurry
Synonyms
Examples for "
scramble
"
scramble
scurry
Examples for "
scramble
"
1
They are all in the
scramble
from the lowest to the highest.
2
There was a general rush and
scramble
;
men swore and women shrieked.
3
Once
scramble
begins to look solid, after about 1 minute, add tomatoes.
4
There's a franatic
scramble
in the Liverpool penalty area and Hyypia clears.
5
In response, card issuers
scramble
to figure out which charges are legitimate.
1
There was a wild
scurry
of wings; then the other bird dropt.
2
And people
scurry
about losing themselves in cogs and springs and levers.
3
The machine strikes little drifts, and they
scurry
away in a cloud.
4
He left the woodchucks to
scurry
about the pasture as they pleased.
5
We saddled the donkey, and my mother went
hurry
-
scurry
to the château.
Usage of
scamper
in English
1
They began an upward
scamper
which they would never have believed possible.
2
Off they
scamper
for a peep through the windows of the house.
3
But there is this difference-thatover the Benares roofs the monkeys
scamper
.
4
In a wild
scamper
we were off, leaping logs and dodging trees.
5
The Vikings answered with a touchdown set up by Cook's 70-yard
scamper
.
6
Maybe the calf will butt and get hurt, and
scamper
for home.
7
They have ponies and bicycles, and
scamper
about all over the country.
8
Lad halted in his
scamper
,
with a suddenness that made him skid.
9
One day mousie managed to get his door open and
scamper
off.
10
Ozigbo finished off the drive with a 40-yard
scamper
for the score.
11
Baron Verulam himself treads a heavy gait beside this airy elfin
scamper
.
12
And a very blooming boy he looked, after that mysterious morning
scamper
.
13
Wulfe was on all fours in an instant, starting to
scamper
away.
14
Dork. I headed for the door, forcing him to
scamper
after me.
15
Like spiders they
scamper
about, lifting rocks and prodding clumps of grass.
16
Head down, he'll actually
scamper
across the street to avoid saying hello.
Other examples for "scamper"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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scamper
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
scamper off
scamper away
scamper back
general scamper
scamper ahead
More collocations
Translations for
scamper
Catalan
escapolir-se
esquitllar-se
Scamper
through the time
Scamper
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common