- scamper⇄noun a quick run.
Ex. Let the dog out for a scamper. - scamper⇄scamper, verb, noun.
- scamper⇄v.i. 1. to run quickly; go hastily.
Ex. The mice scampered when the cat came.
2. to run away or decamp.
Ex. The wagoners took each a horse out of his team and scampered (Benjamin Franklin).