scamper
Example Sentences
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Sam thought about that after he scampered away to play with his blocks.
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Sue’s dog and Karen’s puppies scampered around everyone.
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The fire scampered up a pine, and—WOOMPH—the tree burst into flames.
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With two needed from two balls, Wildermuth slashed the penultimate delivery to backward point and a misfield allowed him to scamper back for a second, finishing unbeaten on 110 off 54.
From BBC
Thought and feeling bubble up beneath visible restraint—she’ll let a nervous glance scamper this way or that, or wear a smile that’s still crimped at the edges amid the teasing interplay of her peers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.