verb
definition
To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
example
The dog scampered after the squirrel.
adjective
definition
Achieved by a scampering motion.
Examples of scampered in a Sentence
It wasn't only the children who scampered after the treasures.
She scampered up the small hill toward the light.
Donnie turned and ran up to her, gave her a hug and then scampered from the parlor as she entered.
His vamps scampered out of the command center to obey.
The branches of the trees slithered overhead while brush and bramble scampered out of his way.
And they scampered away to their holes.
They scampered over to see what they had hit.
Hannah cried out and scampered to the far side of the bathroom.
Dean scampered out the door, tripping over a dozen "Dean for Sheriff" placards, delivered overnight by one of Fred's legion.
It scampered to the edge of the limb and looked down at her, its bushy tail jerking up and down as it scolded her.
A Mink then scampered across in front of the hide.
He dived off the ledge, and she scampered forward.
The young boy scampered back to Ryland's side, still smiling.
The branch lowered him so fast, his stomach turned. Toby scampered off the branch and stared upwards, wondering how Death could allow the demons into her domain. He looked around wildly, expecting them to leap from his surroundings.
Katie motioned to the healer, who scampered from his corner to the bed.
The ground behind her made a sucking sound, and she scampered away, staring at the swirling earth.
Donnie had scampered down at first light and dropped off his un-separated but translated letters of Annie's notebook, which Dean penned to completion over breakfast.
We scampered over the rocks, inhaling the brisk sea air and later, we drove to Swampscott, to the north, and ate a pleasant sea food lunch.
She scampered around the bed to obey, beyond thrilled that the blood worked.
Rhyn scampered down the tree and fell far enough to knock his breath out. Demons flew overhead, unable to see through the canopy. He froze, watching them circle then leave, and stood, catching his breath. Fear penetrated him, colder than the rain. Katie was vulnerable. Gabe was vulnerable.
We paid up and then scampered through the rain to catch the bus home.
They knew the kitten, by this time, so they scampered over to where she lay beside Jim and commenced to frisk and play with her.
The mouth of the hole was nearly filled up now, but the kitten gave a leap through the remaining opening and at once scampered up into the air.
The frightened fox scampered away as fast as it could; and Aristomenes followed, clinging to its tail.
Lee Smith scampered clear only to produce a weak shot at the keeper.
The small rodents scampered approximately, which are occupied in the daily implementations of their gloomy lives.
The small rodents scampered around, taking care in the daily accomplishments of its sad lives.
The slow movement ventured boldly into dark harmonic realms, the finale scampered out into the sunlight.
You sniff the air You say, " I wonder where Kitten scampered off ta... " Artus says, " Miss Kitten?
He scampered across the lab to a fridge that held cold tools and bottles of mysterious serums, everything except what a normal person put in a fridge.
Believing their danger past, they sprang from their ambush and, chirruping something in their shrill little voices and holding up their skirts, their bare little sunburned feet scampered merrily and quickly across the meadow grass.