skitter

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb to move about or proceed hurriedly
  2. verb glide easily along a surface
  3. verb cause to skip over a surface

Etymology

Possibly 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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

scurry, scamper, scuttle

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