Synonyms for scamper

Most common

scurry · skitter · run · scuttle

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Verb

Noun

Antonyms

trudge, plod

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Definitions

1. v. 1

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

   The dog scampered after the squirrel.

2. n. 1

   A quick, light run.

Related words

Phrases

scamper juice

Forms

Plural

scampers → scrambles, rabbits, chevies, skimpers…

Past participle

scampered
e.g. scampered → scurried, skittered, scuttled, hasted…

Example sentences

• haste I made haste for fear that I should miss the bus.
• scuttle Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!
• scurry Shadowy figures scurry across the street.
• scour How our cat loves to scour someone else's dishes!

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

run¹, hie

4 letters

flee¹, scud¹

5 letters

speed¹, chevy², haste¹, scour²

6 letters

rabbit², bustle², hasten², scurry²

7 letters

scuttle², skitter, skimper

8 letters

scramble²

9 letters

skedaddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chevy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

détaler

Italiano

scappare