skitter

Pronunciation




Etymology 1
Possibly a frequentative of. The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

 * 1)  To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
 * 2) * 1882,, “Waterfowl”, in Hunting Trips of a Ranchman; Hunting Trips on the Prairie and in the Mountains, New York, N.Y.; London: The Co-operative Publication Society, ; republished as Hunting Trips of a Ranchman: Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains, Medora edition, New York, N.Y.; London: , The Knickerbocker Press, 1885,  , page 56:
 * Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a few feet before settling down.
 * 1)  To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
 * 2)  To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
 * 1)  To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
 * 1)  To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.

Translations

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 * Cantonese:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: (of insects, etc.)
 * German:, , dahinjagen
 * Russian:
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Noun

 * 1)  A skittering movement.

Etymology 2
A frequentative of. The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to have diarrhea.
 * 2)  To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.
 * 1)  To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.

Noun

 * 1)  Often : the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement.