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(skut′ər)

intransitive verb

Brit. to scurry about; bustle

Origin: var. of scuttle

noun

Brit. a scurrying or bustling about

See scutter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb scut·tered, scut·ter·ing, scut·ters

To move with a clattering, scurrying sound: “The gun scutters over the tiles and lands against the molding of the hallway with a thump” (Scott Turow).

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Origin: Alteration of scuttle³

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