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

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