browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
skitter |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skitter \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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skitter \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: skitter v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly: "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground." [syn: {scurry}, {scamper}, {scuttle}] 2: glide easily along a surface 3: cause to skip over a surface: "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: {skim}, {skip}] 4: twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
more about skitter