| 释义 |
skelter, v.|ˈskɛltə(r)|
[f. the second element in helter-skelter.]
intr. To dash along, hurry, rush, scurry.
1852R. F. Burton Falconry Valley Indus i. 8 Those that were on the wing began skeltering in headlong flight. 1868Wallace Malay Archip. 65 Numbers of women skeltered away as I walked through the village. 1899Daily News 24 Nov. 4 They will come skeltering back fast enough.
Hence ˈskeltering ppl. a.
1869Blackmore Lorna D. xxii, After the long dry skeltering wind of March.., there had been a fortnight of soft wet. |