scamper

First spotted bounding across streets in Washington, the Seattle raccoon with an unusual, spindly shape and the scamper of a Tasmanian Devil has been seized on by the internet as a new hit meme.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Cool Machine” is a modern masterpiece and an ode to New York, no matter that rats skitter and cockroaches scamper underfoot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

With two needed from two balls, Wildermuth slashed the penultimate delivery to backward point and a misfield allowed him to scamper back for a second, finishing unbeaten on 110 off 54.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

However, Afsharipour’s 27-yard touchdown scamper pushed the Wildcats’ lead back to two scores early in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025

From the corner of her eye she saw something bone white scamper from one tree trunk to another, closer and closer.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

He nods his head, including at Kasandra, he quickens his pace, he scampers and grazes, responds and, of course, looks.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

Former Stanford rusher Austin Jones had two touchdown scampers, ex-Oregon tailback Travis Dye thrived at pass protection and freshman Raleek Brown showed off his athleticism.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

He scampers to the end zone, an unstoppable force meeting no immovable object, and the Orange student section is set ablaze with chants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2022

Pat invariably exclaims each time a chipmunk scampers from shoreline rocks to shrubs of beach rose.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2020

When the truck comes lumbering toward the parking lot, Bob scampers over to inform us.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

Maryland quarterback Malik Washington tossed three more interceptions in the second half, the first two returned for touchdowns as Ta’Shawn James and Scooter Jackson scampered in from 39 and 65 yards, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Umpire Bill Miller took a few steps toward the creature, who then scampered into right field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The rapid Australia wing scampered clear and fed Lonergan for the home side's bonus-point score.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Pressure’s been around the Olympics since Coroebus of Elis scampered in his bare feet, and we’re more sensitive to it now, especially its corrosive effects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Lian said as her fu dog scampered around the trunk, ready to climb.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Who’s the figure in the hoodie scampering across the screens by which Lester and Edward monitor the allegedly vacant facility?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

James Lankford, of Oklahoma, quickly confirmed that he hasn’t gotten a pair from the president before scampering up a set of stairs labeled “Senators Only.”

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

The city was quiet, but scampering down Esk Street in the torrential rain of early evening a racket could be heard in the distance.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

And there was life everywhere—zumming insects, squirrels scampering along boughs, birds twittering and hopping about, spider webs gleaming silver in the sun.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson