skitter

(noun, verb)

noun

1. A skittering movement.

- A skitter of activity.

- A skitter of gooseflesh.

2. (Scotland, Northern England, uncountable) diarrhea

verb

1. to move about or proceed hurriedly

Similar word(s): scamper, scurry, scuttle

Definition categories: motion, run

2. glide easily along a surface

Definition categories: motion, glide

3. cause to skip over a surface

- Skip a stone across the pond

Similar word(s): skim, skip

Definition categories: contact, throw

4. twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

Definition categories: contact, twitch

Sentences with skitter as a verb:

- I opened the cabinet and hundreds of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.