- present participle of scamper.
scampering
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The sport isn’t the same without Carlos Alcaraz, its sunny, electric, endlessly scampering 23-year-old acrobat from Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
Radcliffe was breathlessly scampering up and down the aisles of the Hudson Theatre before the show began, enlisting audience members to be participants in the play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
The second he got outside, he started scampering to the car with the speed of a little boy going to open his birthday presents.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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