running about
Moving here, there
Running about is moving from place to place with energy but without clear direction or purpose.
It suggests scattered activity rather than focused movement: The kids were running about the backyard.
British English uses it where American English might say "running around." To run about with someone can imply keeping questionable company.
- scurryingHasty, light-footed motion
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- strayingDeparting from course
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- on the moveActively going somewhere
ambulating · meandering · zigzagging · frantic · bolting · frenzied · ramble · hurried · scampering · explore · playgrounds · aimless · all over the place · sprinting · darting · scavenger hunts · errands · panicked
running aboutsitting still
Seated without movement
standing still · staying put · not moving · stationary · motionless
running aboutsitting quietly
settled · composed · behaving · relaxing · keeping to oneself