[
UK
/skˈɪtɐ/
]
VERB
- twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
- glide easily along a surface
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cause to skip over a surface
Skip a stone across the pond -
to move about or proceed hurriedly
so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
How To Use skitter In A Sentence
- But as I was mulling this a little later, I was suddenly struck by one of those things that was probably already obvious to everyone else: There are a handful of strange inflection points where rock nerd culture and mass culture are in eerie synchrony for a few moments before skittering off in their respective ways for a bit — and one of them was my early teens. The (Rock) Stars Are Aligned
- Retrieve the lure rapidly in skips and skitters over the tops of lily pads, along log edges, and above the weeds. Bait and Switch
- Just then the door opened and in stepped a wiry bearded man, who was mumbling to himself and skittering around cattishly.
- With a flick of invisible fingers it sent a tiny, blood-red stone skittering across the table to Tamani.
- The skittering streaks and brushy splashes of color - punctuated by incidental drips and blobs - tend to remain discrete, but when they are allowed to run together, the effect is spectacular.
- A few thoughts about Arthur skittered through her mind for a moment.
- Humpies and dogs are jumping their skittery jumps along the skin of the water.
- Whether up on their toes, skittering swiftly in small steps, or smoothly swiveling, this is liquid loveliness.
- Hurriedly she called her mind to order: she didn't usually allow her thoughts to skitter about like this. STAGE FRIGHT
- I was about to protest, but Alex quickly skittered off to the bathroom, leaving me stupidly holding the silver phone in my hand.
