skitter

Definition of Skitter in English :

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Verb

1. scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter

to move about or proceed hurriedly

Example Sentences:
'so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground'

2. skitter

glide easily along a surface

3. skim, skip, skitter

cause to skip over a surface

Example Sentences:
'Skip a stone across the pond'

skim
skip

4. skitter

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Skitter

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verb

1. (intransitive; often foll by off)

to move or run rapidly or lightly; scamper

2.

to skim or cause to skim lightly and rapidly, as across the surface of water

3. (intransitive) angling

to draw a bait lightly over the surface of water

Skitter

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verb transitive

3.

to cause to skitter

verb intransitive

1.

to skip, scamper, or move along quickly and lightly, esp. over water

2. US

to draw a fish lure over the water with a skipping motion

Skitter

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v. skit·tered, skit·ter·ing, skit·ters

v.intr.

1. To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly: lizards that skitter away when approached.

2. To fish by drawing a lure or baited hook over the surface of the water with a skipping movement.

v.tr.

To cause to skitter.

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