Associations to the word «Skitter»

SKITTER, verb. (intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing.

SKITTER, verb. (intransitive) To make a skittering noise.

SKITTER, verb. (transitive) To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip.

SKITTER, noun. A skittering movement.

SKITTER, noun. (Scotland) (Northern England) (uncountable) diarrhea

SKITTER, 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.

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.