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synonyms for scamper

  • bolt
  • dart
  • hurry
  • romp
  • scoot
  • scurry
  • scuttle
  • skip
  • sprint
  • trot
  • zip
  • flee
  • fly
  • hasten
  • hie
  • race
  • shoot
  • skedaddle
  • speed
  • tear
  • whip
  • light out
  • make off
  • rush off
  • speed away
See also synonyms for: scampered / scampering
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antonyms for scamper

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  • dawdle
  • slow
  • wait
  • walk
  • face
  • stay
  • stroll
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How to use scamper in a sentence

Sauteur d’Alfort rabbits aren’t the only animal to adopt an odd scamper if there’s a mutation to this gene, known as RORB.
A GENE DEFECT MAY MAKE RABBITS DO HANDSTANDS INSTEAD OF HOPERIN GARCIA DE JESÚSMARCH 25, 2021SCIENCE NEWS
Still, they scamper after their generalissimo in the end, and meanwhile he is much too dignified to look back.
SPANISH LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRYL. HIGGIN AND EUGNE E. STREET
A great scamper ensued, as you may imagine, and then from each German trench burst out a heavy rifle fire.
LETTERS OF LT.-COL. GEORGE BRENTON LAURIEGEORGE BRENTON LAURIE
Herds of deer scamper across its grassy slopes, and afford excellent stalking to the hospitable owner and his guests.
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
But how those astounded artillery men—those of them who could run at all—did scamper out of there.
"SHILOH" AS SEEN BY A PRIVATE SOLDIERWARREN OLNEY
There was a quick scamper of feet as Will stepped out, then silence!
THE CALL OF THE BEAVER PATROLV. T. SHERMAN
In Their village is no living thing save mice Which scamper'd as we oped each cabin door.
THE ONTARIO READERS: THE HIGH SCHOOL READER, 1886MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
The affrightened horses break from the descending carriage and scamper like zebras into the open fields of Ingleside.
THE BROKEN SWORDDENNISON WORTHINGTON
THE cracked bell tinkled sweetly through her heart as she stood listening for the scamper of Juliet's feet.
TALES OF MEN AND GHOSTSEDITH WHARTON
Suddenly turn up the gas, and see the hurried scamper of the alarmed crowd.
COLOURATION IN ANIMALS AND PLANTSALFRED TYLOR
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