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skitter

skit·ter

UK/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/ US/ˈskɪtɚ/ rare

verb

1.

to move about or proceed hurriedly

  • “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”
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3.

cause to skip over a surface

  • “Skip a stone across the pond”
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4.

Origin

Possibly a frequentative of skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, particularly in an oblique direction”) (Scotland, Northern England). The noun is derived from the verb.

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