Crossword clues for scampering
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scamper \Scam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scampered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Scampering.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's
self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See
Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.]
To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner;
to hasten away.
--Macaulay.
The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering
about the room after a mouse.
--S. Sharpe.
Wiktionary
n. A quick, light running motion. vb. (present participle of scamper English)
Usage examples of "scampering".
Philip, who had become very protective, a half-step behind us and Hylas scampering ahead.
He felt a stab inside his ears as always, and the scampering sounds quickly departed.
Harold tried not to step on any of the scampering rats underfoot as he crossed the pit into the tunnel.
They were coming out of Beihai Park, with its white dome and holiday throngs of colorfully clothed school kids scampering about like escaped flowers.
At night I sometimes walked by the lake, the dog scampering ahead of me and Philip, clutching a cudgel and glaring suspiciously around him, a step behind.
Janos Saber was less than amused to see you go scampering off like that.
At this the natives ran scampering through the groves, horror-struck at the enormity of the act.
It was the work of mere minutes to pul enough Flow to trap the will of a suitable rat, which he then sen scampering off toward Old Town.
Juraviel was gone in the blink of an eye, scampering through the forest.
And Nightbird began to climb, scampering wildly up the tree, and not in fear of any powrie crossbow.
Juraviel scampering about the barn, retrieving torches and their sconces.
Lily and Mae were scampering down the hill, Stephen close behind them, holding a chubby, dark-haired toddler in his arms.
When he was satisfied, he sent the young page scampering off for their escort.
They came scampering toward Jak, making tiny noises of pleasure and welcome.
Soon a dozen of the loathsome creatures were scampering along the rocky rim of the gorge, barking to one another and keeping pace with the party as they rode around the steep mountain face toward a shallow draw on the far side.