skitter in English dictionary

  • skitter

    Meanings and definitions of "skitter"

    • (intransitive) to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
    • (intransitive) to make a skittering noise
    • A skittering movement.
    • noun
      A skittering movement.
    • noun
      (Scotland, Northern England, uncountable)
      diarrhea
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To make a skittering noise.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip.
    • verb
      (transitive, Northern England)
      To cause to have diarrhea.
    • verb
      cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
    • verb
      glide easily along a surface
    • verb
      to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
    • verb
      twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

    Synonyms of "skitter" in English dictionary

    glide, scurry, skip are the top synonyms of "skitter" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of skitter

    • skitter ( third-person singular simple present skitters, present participle skittering, simple past and past participle skittered)
    • skitter ( plural  skitters)
    • skitter (plural skitters)
    • skitter (third-person singular simple present skitters, present participle skittering, simple past and past participle skittered)
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