I. ˈskampə(r), -aam-, -aim- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper, from Italian scampare, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field — more at camp
1. : to run away : flee
2. : to run nimbly and usually playfully about
a gray squirrel is scampering from limb to limb — D.J.Malcolm
II. noun
( -s )
: a playful scurrying run