Scamper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rushing about hastily in an undignified way

to move about or proceed hurriedly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈæmpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈampə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈampə/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈæmpɚ/.

Examples

so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scramble scurry scuttle skitter

Parts of Speech

noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way
verb	to move about or proceed hurriedly “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”

Word Forms

scamper	verb	to move about or proceed hurriedly
scramble	verb	to move hurriedly
scurry	verb	to move about or proceed hurriedly
scurry	noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper	noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

huschen

hastig und würdelos umherrennen

🇫🇷French

détaler

se précipiter de manière indigne

🇪🇸Spanish

corretear

corriendo apresuradamente de una manera indigna

🇮🇹Italian

scappare

correre qua e là frettolosamente in modo poco dignitoso

🇳🇱Dutch

rennen

op een onwaardige manier haastig rondrennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

correr

correndo apressadamente de maneira indigna

🇷🇺Russian

бегать

носиться торопливо и недостойно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भगदड़

अशोभनीय तरीके से जल्दबाजी में इधर-उधर भागना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতারক

rushing about hustly in an undignified way

🇮🇳Tamil

மோசடி செய்பவன்

கண்ணியமற்ற வழியில் அவசரமாக ஓடுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కాంపర్

గౌరవం లేని మార్గంలో హడావిడిగా దూసుకుపోతున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवणूक करणारा

घाईघाईने अपमानित मार्गाने धावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

છેતરપિંડી કરનાર

અપ્રમાણિક રીતે ઉતાવળે દોડી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಸಗಾರ

ಅವಮಾನಕರವಲ್ಲದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆತುರದಿಂದ ಹೊರದಬ್ಬುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്കാമ്പർ

മാന്യമല്ലാത്ത രീതിയിൽ തിടുക്കത്തിൽ ഓടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਣਪਛਾਤੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਾਹਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੱਜਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھوکہ باز

غیرمعمولی طریقے سے عجلت میں بھاگنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疾走

匆匆忙忙，有失尊严

🇯🇵Japanese

走者

威厳のないやり方で急いで走り回る

🇰🇷Korean

질주

무례하게 서둘러 달려가는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ chạy trốn

vội vã vội vã một cách không đàng hoàng

🇹🇭Thai

คนหลอกลวง

รีบวิ่งไปอย่างไม่สมศักดิ์ศรี

🇮🇩Indonesian

lari cepat

bergegas dengan tergesa-gesa dengan cara yang tidak bermartabat

🇵🇭Filipino

palusot

nagmamadaling nagmamadali sa hindi marangal na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

pecut

tergesa-gesa dengan cara yang tidak bermaruah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المخادع

الاندفاع على عجل بطريقة غير كريمة

🇮🇷Persian

کلاهبردار

عجله در راه غیرقابل احترام

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçışma

onursuz bir şekilde aceleyle koşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחטט

ממהר להסתובב בחיפזון בצורה לא מכובדת

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The primary meaning of 'scamper' is 'rushing about hastily in an undignified way'.

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