scamper

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scamper[1,intransitive verb] scamper[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹scam·per
Pronunciation: 'skam-p&r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): scam·pered; scam·per·ing /-p(&-)ri[ng]/
Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper, from Italian scampare, from Vulgar Latin *excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field
: to run nimbly and usually playfully about