skitter
(verb) twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
skim, skip, skitter
(verb) cause to skip over a surface; “Skip a stone across the pond”
skitter
(verb) glide easily along a surface
scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
(verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly; “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
skitter (third-person singular simple present skitters, present participle skittering, simple past and past participle skittered)
(intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
(intransitive) To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
(transitive) To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
• (to move hurriedly): scamper, scurry
• (to move over a surface quickly): skip, skite
skitter (plural skitters)
(also figuratively) A skittering movement.
skitter (third-person singular simple present skitters, present participle skittering, simple past and past participle skittered)
(transitive, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to have diarrhea.
(intransitive, Northern England, Scotland) To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.
skitter (plural skitters)
(Scotland, Northern England, uncountable) Often skitters: the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement.
Source: Wiktionary
Skit"ter, v. t. [Cf. Skit, v. t.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
