skitter

(skit′ər)

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

to cause to skitter

See skitter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb skit·tered, skit·ter·ing, skit·ters

verb, intransitive

To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly: lizards that skitter away when approached.
To fish by drawing a lure or baited hook over the surface of the water with a skipping movement.

verb, transitive

To cause to skitter.

Origin:

Origin: Probably frequentative of dialectal skite, to run rapidly

Origin: , perhaps of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Old Norse skjōta, to shoot; see shoot

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