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skitter

verb skit·ter \ˈski-tər\

: to move quickly and lightly along a surface

Full Definition of SKITTER

intransitive verb

a : to glide or skip lightly or quickly

b : to move in or as in a jittery or jerky way <leaves skittering over the sidewalk>

: to twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

transitive verb

: to cause to skitter

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probably frequentative of English dialect (Scots and northern) skite to move quickly, probably from Old Norse skyt-, stem of skjōta to shoot

First Known Use: 1845

SKITTER Defined for Kids

verb skit·ter \ˈski-tər\

skit·teredskit·ter·ing

: to glide or skip lightly or quickly <… Chipmunks skittered along the stone walls … — Robert Lawson, Rabbit Hill>

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