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Definition of Skiter

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.

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
         I opened the cabinet and hundreds of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.
  • to make a skittering noise
  • A badly behaved child
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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