Meaning of SKITTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'skitur
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- [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."
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| | Synonyms: | | scamper, scurry, scuttle, skim, skip |
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| | See Also: | | glide, run, throw, twitch | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
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