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Correct spelling: scampering
Definition of scampering:
moving quickly on foot; " heard running footsteps behind him"; " scampering children"
Synonyms:
running (verb)
scrambling, scooting, racing, dashing, darting, loping, scurrying, sprinting, hurrying, running, trotting, bounding, galloping, cantering, tearing, plunging, jogging, rushing.
Other synonyms:
moving, running.Common misspellings:
- scimpering (100%)
Examples of usage:
1) A shot would always send them scampering to a distance, but cartridges were not things to be wasted by the traveler in the Low Country. - "Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer", W. C. Scully.2) The sagacious animal appearing as before, at once understood his master's purpose, and instead of scampering off at full speed, kept in sight as he led the way across the moor. - "Stories of Animal Sagacity", W.H.G. Kingston.
3) I heard an immediate scampering of a chamber- maid along the passage, and a shrill reply as she ran, " Here it is! - "Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists", Washington Irving.
