skitter
To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitchingTo move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
» The centipede skittered across the sunlit forest floor.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.
huschen, eilen, dahinjagen
мчатьсяmčatʹsja
to move about or proceed hurriedly
(intransitive)To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
kratzen
(transitive)To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
cause to skip over a surface
(Northern England, Scotland, transitive)To cause to have diarrhea.
(Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.
Examples
1 sentencesThe centipede skittered across the sunlit forest floor.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Possibly a frequentative of skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, partiPossibly a frequentative of skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, particularly in an oblique direction”) (Scotland, Northern England). The noun is derived from the verb.
From skite (“to defecate”) + -er (frequentative suffix). The noun is derived from the verb.
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Forms
skitters, skittering, skittered, skittered| Base form | skitter · to skitter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | skitters |
| Present participle | skittering |
| Past simple | skittered |
| Past participle | skittered |
irregular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle