skitterverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈskɪt.ər/us/ˈskɪt̬.ɚ/(especially of a small animal, bird, or insect) to move very quickly and lightly:
When I lifted the log, there were lots of beetles skittering about/around under it.
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- nuzzle
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- slaver 1
- stampede
- suckle
- torpor
- trot
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