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skitter definition

skit·ter (skit′ər)

intransitive verb

  1. to skip, scamper, or move along quickly and lightly, esp. over water
  2. ☆ to draw a fish lure over the water with a skipping motion

Etymology: freq. of dial. skite, to dart about < Scand, akin to shoot

transitive verb

to cause to skitter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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