Associations to the word «Skitter»

Wiktionary

SKITTER, verb. (intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing.
SKITTER, verb. (intransitive) To make a skittering noise.
SKITTER, verb. (transitive) To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip.
SKITTER, noun. A skittering movement.
SKITTER, noun. (Scotland) (Northern England) (uncountable) diarrhea

Dictionary definition

SKITTER, verb. To move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground".
SKITTER, verb. Glide easily along a surface.
SKITTER, verb. Cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond".
SKITTER, verb. Twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley