skitter

[US]/'skɪtə/
[UK]/ˈskɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. to skim along a surface or pull a fishing hook in order to catch fish; to cause to skip along a surface.

Phrases & Collocations

skittering noises

small animals skittering

skittered away

skittering insects

skittering movements

skittering leaves

Example Sentences

watch a rabbit skitter off into the woods

the girls skittered up the stairs.

her mind skittered back to that day at the office.

lizards that skitter away when approached.

Smaller vehicles will skitter around it, powersliding across the terrain, but the tank is a rock: it moves with weight and power.

As we wade through the lucid pool, small fish dart among mangrove roots that spider in all directions, and crabs skitter into hiding.

Real-world Examples

So, skitter my hand back and forth?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

You know, we have a saying back home -- " The crawdad don't skitter far from its crick."

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

Let's say things to the bunnies, and watch 'em skitter their tails!

Source: The story of how it came to be.

A spotlight went skittering over the lava and back again.

Source: No Country for Old Men

Dean Martin came skittering up the hallway to greet me, his eyes askew with joy at my arrival.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

The line skitters along at a low level for millennia, then rockets up exponentially in the 19th and 20th century.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2018 Collection

In the same way, the line skitters along at a low level for millennia, then rockets up exponentially in the 19th and 20th century.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2018 Collection

There is one for leopards (skitter up into the highest branches), for eagles (hide in the undergrowth) and for snakes (stand upright and look around).

Source: 2023-37

The man squatting across from Hawat was a Fremen who had come across the sink in the first light of false dawn, skittering over the sand, blending into the dunes, his movements barely discernible.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

What's even more eerie, is that while that sound may have made you want to crawl out of your skin and skitter towards the door, the chemical itself has a similar effect on ants.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2021 Collection

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