Found 2 items, similar to Skitter.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: skitter
skitter
v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly;
“so terrified by the
extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
higher ground” [syn:
scurry,
scamper,
scuttle]
2: glide easily along a surface
3: cause to skip over a surface;
“Skip a stone across the pond”
[syn:
skim,
skip]
4: twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the
surface of water
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Skitter
Skitter
\Skit"ter\, v. t. [Cf.
Skit, v. t.]
To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it
touches only at intervals; to skip.
The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips
the spoon over the surface. --James A.
Henshall.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skitter
\Skit"ter\, v. i.
To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals;
to skip; to skim.
Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with
their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a
feet before settling down. --T.
Roosevelt.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]