Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
scamper en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈskæmpɚ/ (General-American) without æ-raising
- /ˈskɛə̯mpɚ/ æ-raising
- /ˈskæmpə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- audio
- /ˈskeə̯mpɚ/ æ-raising
Etymology
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
Meanings
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A quick, light run.
Forms
scamper en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈskæmpɚ/ (General-American) without æ-raising
- /ˈskɛə̯mpɚ/ æ-raising
- /ˈskæmpə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- audio
- /ˈskeə̯mpɚ/ æ-raising
Etymology
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
The younger and lighter members of his tribe scampered to the higher branches of the great trees to escape his wrath; risking their lives upon branches that scarce supported their weight rather than face old Kerchak in one of his fits of uncontrolled anger.
1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 1, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, June 1914, →OCLC:And so saying he scampered off to the hill, to the amusement of honest Plat; and it is likely lost no time in making his advances to the young widow.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 198:The dog scampered after the squirrel.
Three minutes later, Luka Modric scampered down the right, clipped a cross to the near post and Ronaldo’s clipped finish gave the remainder of the match an air of inevitability.
2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve”, in The Guardian (London):[W]hy if you don't ſcamper, you'll be baſtil'd, before you can ſay, "Killarney."
1791 (first performance), [Frederic] Reynolds, Notoriety: A Comedy, Dublin: […] P. Byrne, […], published 1792, →OCLC, Act IV, scene [i], page 43:
Forms
Deriveds
scamperingly · scamperer
Synonyms
pedestrianize · scurry · raik · navigate · ambulate
Translations (24)
bg тичам (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · pl pędzić (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · gl acarreirar (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · ga sciurd (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · ru носиться (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · ga scinn (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · nl 'm smeren (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · gl buligar (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · es corretear (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · es apresurar (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · cs cupitat (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · cs poskakovat (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · cs běžet (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · bg лудувам (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · bcl rabas (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · mk се вту́рна (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · fr gambader (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · cs pelášit (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · mk се стр́ча (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · eo petoli (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · ru бе́гать (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · mi karapetapeta (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · cmn 跑來跑去 /跑来跑去 (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner) · ko 빨리 달리다 (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner)