Skitter

noun

/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA skittering movement.

"A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh."

2.verbTo move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.

"I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness."

3.verbTo make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.

4.verbTo move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.

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