Definitions for: Skitter


[v] twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
[v] cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
[v] glide easily along a surface
[v] to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."



Webster (1913) Definition: Skit"ter, v. t. [Cf. Skit, v. t.]
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.
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.

Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scuttle, skim, skip

See Also: glide, run, throw, twitch

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