SKITTER

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

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Etymology 1

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• (to move hurriedly): scamper, scurry

• (to move over a surface quickly): skip, skite

Noun

skitter (plural skitters)

(also figuratively) A skittering movement.

Etymology 2

Verb

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.

Noun

skitter (plural skitters)

(Scotland, Northern England, uncountable) Often skitters: the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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