scamper
Quick light sprint
Scamper is to run with quick, light steps, often playfully or in haste.
The word suggests small creatures or children darting about: Squirrels scampered across the lawn, The kids scampered off to the playground.
As a noun, a scamper is an instance of such running: a quick scamper through the rain.
Pace between walk, canter
- scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- toddleWalk unsteadily, young
tiptoe · skip · hop · bound · shuffle · mince · scramble · waddle
Quick burst or pinch
Lighthearted playful movement
trot
Pace between walk, canter
- scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
toddle · tiptoe · skip · hop · bound · shuffle · mince · scramble · waddle · prance
dash
Quick burst or pinch
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
- scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
flit · bound · skip · hop · prance · trot · sprint · gallop · zip · whisk
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
prance · skip · rollick · lark · caper · bound · leap · hop · chase · tumble
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
scatter · disperse · vanish · skedaddle · scoot · dash · sprint · evade · elude · abscond
squirrel
Bushy-tailed tree rodent
puppy · kitten · crab · lizard · rat · ferret · hamster · gerbil · vole · shrew
- motion soundsswoosh, whoosh, swish, rustle, rumble
- playful movementsfrolic, gambol, romp, caper, cavort
- runnin'jogging, sprinting, dashing, racing, trotting
- quick movementsdash, dart, sprint, rush, bolt
- sudden actionsjolt, punch, slap, kick, slam
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear