scamper

Meaning

Noun

A quick, light run.

Verb

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

Synonyms

scurry

scuttle

scramble

skitter

run

dash

💨

hasten

hurry

scoot

sprint

mount

operate

patter

race

run away

rush

speed

tinker

work

run about

work well

ascend

run quickly

botcher

bungler

caper

chevy

cobbler

dart

🎯

flee

flit

function

Hyphenated as

scamp‧er

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskæmpə/

Etymology

First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.