Skitter Definition & Meaning
skitter
- verb
- to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
- glide easily along a surface
- cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
- twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
Words that rhyme with skitter
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- What does skitter mean?
- to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" glide easily along a surface cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
- What part of speech is skitter?
- Skitter is a verb.
- How many definitions does skitter have?
- Skitter has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).