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scamper
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?skæmp?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?skæmp?/
- Rhymes: -æmp?(r)
Etymology 1
First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Italian scampare (“to run away”).
Noun
scamper (plural scampers)
- A quick, light run.
Verb
scamper (third-person singular simple present scampers, present participle scampering, simple past and past participle scampered)
- (intransitive) To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
- The dog scampered after the squirrel.
- 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 1
- The younger and lighter members of his tribe scampered to the higher branches of the great trees to escape his wrath; risking their lives upon branches that scarce supported their weight rather than face old Kerchak in one of his fits of uncontrolled anger.
Synonyms
- scurry
- See also Thesaurus:walk
Translations
Etymology 2
scamp +? -er
Noun
scamper (plural scampers)
- One who skimps or does slipshod work.
- Synonym: skimper
Anagrams
- Campers, campers
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perambulate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perambul?, perambul?tus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???æmbj??le?t/
Verb
perambulate (third-person singular simple present perambulates, present participle perambulating, simple past and past participle perambulated)
- (intransitive) To walk about, roam or stroll.
- (transitive) To inspect (an area) on foot.
Related terms
- amble
Translations
Anagrams
- preambulate
Latin
Verb
perambul?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of perambul?
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