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单词 skitter
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skitter

(skɪtəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense skitters, present participle skittering, past tense, past participle skittered
verb
If something skitters, it moves about very lightly and quickly.
The rats skittered around them in the drains and under the floorboards. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Pieces of paper were skittering along the sidewalk. [VERB adverb/preposition]

skitter in British English

(ˈskɪtə)
verb
1. (intransitive; often foll by off)
to move or run rapidly or lightly; scamper
2. 
to skim or cause to skim lightly and rapidly, as across the surface of water
3. (intransitive) angling
to draw a bait lightly over the surface of water
Word origin
C19: probably from dialect skite to dash about; related to Old Norse skjōta to shoot

skitter in American English

(ˈskɪtər)
verb intransitive
1. 
to skip, scamper, or move along quickly and lightly, esp. over water
2.  US
to draw a fish lure over the water with a skipping motion
verb transitive
3. 
to cause to skitter
Word origin
freq. of dial. skite, to dart about < Scand, akin to shoot

Examples of 'skitter' in a sentence
skitter

Man watched her skitter out of the warehouse, trailing her maid behind her like a least favourite sash.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY (1994)
Hurriedly she called her mind to order: she didn't usually allow her thoughts to skitter about like this.
West, Charles STAGE FRIGHT (1994)
He was barely controlling a long leash attached to a reddish-gold puppy that was all long legs and loud skitter on the slippery wood floors.
Carroll, Jonathan FROM THE TEETH OF ANGELS (1994)
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