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skitter in WordNet English dictionary
verb- to move about or proceed hurriedly
"so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
scurry scamper skitter scuttle
- cause to skip over a surface
"Skip a stone across the pond"
skim skip skitter
- twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
skitter
- glide easily along a surface
skitter
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skitter in English Wiktionary
- (verb) (intransitive) to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
- (verb) (intransitive) to make a skittering noise
- (noun) A skittering movement.
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