scamper
1. [ verb ] to move about or proceed hurriedly
Synonyms: scuttle scurry skitter
Examples:

: "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."

Related terms: run crab
2. [ noun ] rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Synonyms: scurry scramble
Related terms: haste scurry
Similar spelling:   scamp
  scampering
  Schamp
  Schumpert
  Scomber
  schumpeter
  Schamber
  scampo
  scampi
  Schaumburg
  scumble
  Schimpf
  Schempp
  scombroid