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.]