Skitter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Skitter	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Skitter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skitter v to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" Synonym(s): scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle glide easily along a surface cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" Synonym(s): skim, skip, skitter twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
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.