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1. (v.i.) skitter
to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
2. skitter
to skim along a surface.
3. skitter
to draw a lure or a baited hook over the water with a skipping motion.
4. (v.t.) skitter
to cause to skitter.
Etymology: (1835–45; appar. Scots skite to dart quickly)
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1. (verb) scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
to move about or proceed hurriedly
"so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
2. (verb) skitter
glide easily along a surface
3. (verb) skim, skip, skitter
cause to skip over a surface
"Skip a stone across the pond"
4. (verb) skitter
twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
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