Scamper /(?)/

Scam·per

Scamper

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Scampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering

  1. 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.
    — S. Sharpe.

Scamper

n.
  1. A scampering; a hasty flight.