Definitions for skitterˈskɪt ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
skit•terˈskɪt ər(v.i.)
to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
to skim along a surface.
to draw a lure or a baited hook over the water with a skipping motion.
Category: Sport
(v.t.)to cause to skitter.
Origin of skitter:
1835–45; appar. Scots skite to dart quickly
Princeton's WordNet
scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle(verb)
to move about or proceed hurriedly
"so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
skitter(verb)
glide easily along a surface
skim, skip, skitter(verb)
cause to skip over a surface
"Skip a stone across the pond"
skitter(verb)
twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
Wiktionary
skitter(Noun)
A skittering movement.
skitter(Verb)
to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
I opened the cabinet and hundreds of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.
skitter(Verb)
to make a skittering noise
Translations for skitter
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
glare(verb)
to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent
The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.
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- يَسْطَعُArabic
- блестяBulgarian
- brilharPortuguese (BR)
- (oslnivě) planoutCzech
- strahlenGerman
- blændeDanish
- λάμπω με υπερβολική έντασηGreek
- deslumbrarSpanish
- (pimestavalt) paistmaEstonian
- بسیار درخشیدنFarsi
- häikäistäFinnish
- aveuglerFrench
- לסנוורHebrew
- चमकनाHindi
- bliještatiCroatian
- tűz (nap)Hungarian
- menyorotIndonesian
- skína mjög bjartIcelandic
- abbagliare, risplendereItalian
- ぎらぎら照るJapanese
- 번쩍이다Korean
- pliekstiLithuanian
- žilbinātLatvian
- bersinar dengan sinaran yang menyilaukanMalay
- felDutch
- sende ut et blendende lysNorwegian
- oślepiaćPolish
- بسیار درخشیدنPersian
- ځلېدلPashto
- dardejarPortuguese
- a străluci orbitorRomanian
- палитьRussian
- páliťSlovak
- bleščatiSlovenian
- blještatiSerbian
- lysa med ett bländande sken, lysa skarptSwedish
- เปล่งแสงThai
- parlamakTurkish
- 發出眩目強光Chinese (Trad.)
- виблискуватиUkrainian
- چمکناUrdu
- chiếu sángVietnamese
- 眩目地照射Chinese (Simp.)
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