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skitter

skit·ter [ skíttər ] (past and past participle skit·tered, present participle skit·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular skit·ters)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb run with tiny steps: to move about or run off quickly with small scampering steps

2. transitive and intransitive verb skid lightly across something: to pass quickly across something, touching its surface very lightly and briefly, or send something skidding rapidly over the surface of something

[Mid-19th century. Origin ?]
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