scamper
verb
[ ˈskampə ]
• (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement.
• "he scampered in like an overgrown puppy"
Similar:
scurry,
scuttle,
dart,
run,
rush,
dash,
race,
sprint,
hurry,
hasten,
make haste,
romp,
frolic,
gambol,
scutter,
scoot,
beetle,
scamper
noun
• an act of scampering.
• "he heard the squeak and scamper of rats"
Origin:
late 17th century (in the sense ‘run away’): probably from scamp2.
