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skitter - What does it mean?

Definition of 'skitter'

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
  • I opened the cabinet and hundreds of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.
  • to make a skittering noise
  • In Scotland : Diarrea.
  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A skittering movement.
  • A skitter of activity.
    A skitter of gooseflesh.

    See also

    * scamper * scurry English onomatopoeias