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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
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
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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