1. running away quickly, especially to avoid trouble or danger
Usage: British informal; present participle of scarper

Examples

• The kids went scarpering when they saw the security guard approaching.
• After breaking the window, he was scarpering down the alley.
• The protesters were scarpering as soon as the police arrived.
• She caught sight of her ex-boyfriend and went scarpering in the opposite direction.
• The cat burglar was scarpering across the rooftops.
• When the teacher entered the classroom, the students stopped scarpering around.