skittered; skittering; skitters
1
a
: to glide or skip lightly or quickly
b
: to move in or as in a jittery or jerky way
leaves skittering over the sidewalk
2
: to twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
: to cause to skitter
Examples of skitter in a Sentence
Dry leaves skittered over the sidewalk.
Mice skittered across the floor.
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For a new study in the Journal of Experimental Biology, Weiss and her co-authors recorded skittering cricket frogs from above and below the surface at 500 frames per second and then played the videos back much more slowly.
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Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Inch-long cricket frogs also seem to skitter over the surface of water with physics-defying grace.
—Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
The slow-rolling single with skittering drum machine beats mashed against both mens’ drawling vocals is of a piece with Jelly’s frequent lyrical focus on mental health and his battles with substance use.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025
Several small, unsecured items fell and skittered across the cabin floor.
—Heather Steinberger, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Inch-long cricket frogs also seem to skitter over the surface of water with physics-defying grace.
—Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
The slow-rolling single with skittering drum machine beats mashed against both mens’ drawling vocals is of a piece with Jelly’s frequent lyrical focus on mental health and his battles with substance use.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025
Several small, unsecured items fell and skittered across the cabin floor.
—Heather Steinberger, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Skitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skitter. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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skitter
verb
skit·ter
ˈskit-ər 
: to glide or skip lightly or quickly : skim along a surface
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