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Skitter

Skitter Meaning & Definition
Skitter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Skitter?

[v] twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
[v] cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
[v] glide easily along a surface
[v] to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."

Synonyms | Synonyms for Skitter: scamper | scurry | scuttle | skim | skip

Related Terms | Find terms related to Skitter:

See Also | glide | run | throw | twitch

Skitter In Webster's Dictionary

\Skit"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Skit}, v. t.] To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip. The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips the spoon over the surface. --James A. Henshall.
\Skit"ter\, v. i. To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals; to skip; to skim. Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a feet before settling down. --T. Roosevelt.

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