“The twins scampered up the stairs before Dad could finish saying it was bath time.”
Showed up in English around 1800. It probably comes from an old Dutch word meaning to slip away quickly, though nobody is completely sure.
Scamper somewhere today instead of walking — up the stairs, down the corridor, across the garden. Notice whether it felt faster or just sillier.
💬 Which is faster in this house, a scamper or a shuffle? Everyone does both to the kitchen and we settle it.