scamper(n = noun.act) scramble, scurry - rushing about hastily in an undignified way;
is a kind of haste, hurry, rush, rushing
Derived form verb scamper₁

   scamper(v = verb.motion) scurry, scuttle, skitter - to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
is one way to run
Derived form noun scamper₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

   To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
"The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse." [1913 Webster]

   A scampering; a hasty flight. [1913 Webster]

scamper, v. & n.
--v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, through) run and skip impulsively or playfully.
--n. the act or an instance of scampering.

Etymology:
prob. formed as SCAMP(1)

VB  move quickly, trip, fisk, speed, hie, hasten, post, spank, scuttle, scud, scuddle, scour, scour the plain, scamper, run like mad, beat it, fly, race, run a race, cut away, shot, tear, whisk, zoom, swoosh, sweep, skim, brush, cut along, bowl along, barrel along, barrel, scorch, burn up the track, rush, dash on, dash off, dash forward, bolt, trot, gallop, amble, troll, bound, flit, spring, dart, boom, march in quick time, march in double time, ride hard, get over the ground, hurry, accelerate, put on, quicken, quicken one's pace, mend one's pace, clap spurs to one's horse, make haste, make rapid strides, make forced marches, make the best of one's way, put one's best leg foremost, stir one's stumps, wing one's way, set off at a score, carry sail, crowd sail, go off like a shot, go like a shot, go ahead, gain ground, outstrip the wind, fly on the wings of the wind, keep up with, keep pace with, outstrip, outmarch.