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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
scamper . - adjective Obtained by
scampering
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Examples
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Flouncing her long brown hair, she turned in her sneakers and scampered from the dining area of the casita.
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Flouncing her long brown hair, she turned in her sneakers and scampered from the dining area of the casita.
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Madkin scampered for 14 yards on second down and scored from six yards out on the next play, stretching the lead to 24-14.
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The skein of silk became rosy, the armourer worked with renewed energy, the cook puffed with increased zeal, the horsemen scampered from the river, the footmen cast an anxious glance at the fading twilight.
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Monceau, Contrecoeur reported, “saw all our Frenchmen coming up close to M. de Jumonville, whilst they were reading the summons, so that they were all in platoons, between the English and the Indians,” at which time Monceau scampered off.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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LOS ANGELES—The day after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared City Hall Park closed to Occupy Los Angeles protesters, many had packed up and gone home—but hundreds remained and a few scampered up trees to elude police.
L.A. Mayor Faces Test in Ouster of Occupy Protesters Tamara Audi 2011
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Mum and Dad were waiting to greet us at Nadi, and I still remember the moist hot smell of the tropical air as we scampered down the steps onto the wet tarmac, and trotted over to the insubstantial thatched outbuilding that doubled as Nadi International Airport.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Manning made smart reads, didn't make many noticeable mistakes outside of once thinking the Giants had a first down on a third and even scampered for a 14-yard run on third down to spark the Giants' first scoring drive going.
Giants Fly Past Falcons on Way to Green Bay Aditi Kinkhabwala 2012
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I chopped him a new face-hole and scampered for the border, soaking up my fair share of lead in the process.
Archive 2009-07-01 Ben Abraham 2009
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I chopped him a new face-hole and scampered for the border, soaking up my fair share of lead in the process.
Permanent Death, Episode 3 - An Illustrated Guide To Explosions. Ben Abraham 2009
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