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Definition of scamper verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

scamper

verb

NAmE//ˈskæmpər//

[intransitive] + adv./prep.Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scamper

he / she / it scampers

past simple scampered

-ing form scampering

(especially of children or small animals) to move quickly with short light steps

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