Scamper

v. i.	1.	To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. [imp. & p. p. Scampered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering.] The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. - S. Sharpe.
n.	1.	A scampering; a hasty flight.

Noun	1.	scamper - rushing about hastily in an undignified way Synonyms: scurry, scramble
Verb	1.	scamper - to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" Synonyms: scurry, scuttle, skitter

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