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skitter

[ skit-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
  2. to skim along a surface.
  3. Angling. to draw a lure or a baited hook over the water with a skipping motion.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to skitter.

skitter

/ ˈskɪtə /

verb

  1. introften foll byoff to move or run rapidly or lightly; scamper
  2. to skim or cause to skim lightly and rapidly, as across the surface of water
  3. intr angling to draw a bait lightly over the surface of water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skitter1

1835–45; skit, variant of skite 1 + -er 6
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skitter1

C19: probably from dialect skite to dash about; related to Old Norse skjōta to shoot

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