skitter

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪtə(r)

Verb

skitter (third-person singular simple present skitters, present participle skittering, simple past and past participle skittered)

1. (intransitive) to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing

   I opened the cabinet and hundreds of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.

2. (intransitive) to make a skittering noise

Translations

to move hurriedly

• French: s'enfuir (fr) (of insects, etc.)

to make characteristic noise

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• Finnish: kipittää, viilettää, liihotella, lennähdellä

Noun

skitter (plural skitters)

1. A skittering movement.

   A skitter of activity.

   A skitter of gooseflesh.

See also

• scamper
• scurry