Scamper vs. Scurry — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Scamper and Scurry
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Scamper
To run or go quickly and lightly
Children scampering off to play.
Scurry
To go with light running steps; scamper.
Scamper
A quick light run or movement.
Scurry
To flurry or swirl about.
Scamper
A quick, light run.
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Scurry
The act of scurrying.
Scamper
One who skimps or does slipshod work.
Scurry
The noise produced by scurrying.
Scamper
(intransitive) To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
The dog scampered after the squirrel.
Scurry
To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
Scamper
To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.
The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse.
Scurry
A dash.
Scamper
A scampering; a hasty flight.
Scurry
To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.
Scamper
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Scurry
Act of scurrying; hurried movement.
Scamper
To move about or proceed hurriedly;
So terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
Scurry
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Scurry
To move about or proceed hurriedly;
So terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
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