scamper > define

noun

• Rushing about hastily in an undignified way.
  • synonyms: scramble, scurry

verb

• To move about or proceed hurriedly.
  • usage: "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
  • synonyms: scurry, skitter, scuttle

• (n.) A scampering; a hasty flight.
• (v.t.) To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.