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scampering

scampering is the present participle and gerund of scamper.

Meaning of scamper

Verb

scamper (third-person singular simple present scampers, present participle scampering, simple past and past participle scampered)

  1. (intransitive) To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
    • The dog scampered after the squirrel.

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Noun

scampering (countable and uncountable, plural scamperings)

  1. A quick, light running motion.

Forms of scampering

pluralscamperings

Questions about scampering

What does scampering mean?
Scampering means a quick, light running motion.
What is scampering the present participle and gerund of?
Scampering is the present participle and gerund of scamper.
What part of speech is scampering?
Scampering is a noun.
What is the plural of scampering?
The plural of scampering is scamperings.

Words near scampering in the dictionary

  1. scamper
  2. scamper juice
  3. scampered
  4. scamperer
  5. scamperers
  6. scampering
  7. scamperingly
  8. scamperings
  9. scampers
  10. scamphood
  11. scampi

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