- present participle of scamper.
scampering
Example Sentences
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Scampering around to save their careers and their necks, they make a relatively winning twosome.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025
Scampering off to Hong Kong I bought a loop ticket, first to Taiwan where I cycled the island on the bicycle, Gitane 10 speed, I carried with me.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2016
Scampering up, we were rewarded with a spectacular view of the Grand Prismatic, the largest hot spring in Yellowstone and the third largest in the world.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2011
Scampering from one end of the instrument to the other, she produced flurries of bell-like tones in a surprising dynamic range.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“A wee mousie! Scampering there—yes, right underneath your chair!”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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