 skitter |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cause to skip over a surface | |
| Synonyms: | skip skim | |
| Examples: | : "Skip a stone across the pond" |
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| Related terms: | throw | |
| 2. | [ verb ] glide easily along a surface | |
| Related terms: | glide | |
| 3. | [ verb ] to move about or proceed hurriedly | |
| Synonyms: | scamper scuttle scurry | |
| Examples: | : "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground." |
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| Related terms: | run crab scamper | |
| 4. | [ verb ] twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water | |
| Related terms: | twitch | |
| Similar spelling: |
skater Skeeter skidder |
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