skitter

Meanings

Plural: skitters

Verb

to move about or proceed hurriedly
glide easily along a surface
cause to skip over a surface
twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
To cause to have diarrhea.
To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.

Noun

A skittering movement.
Often skitters: the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement.

Origin / Etymology

Possibly a frequentative of skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, particularly in an oblique direction”) (Scotland, Northern England). The noun is derived from the verb.

Synonyms

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skim, skip, skite

Scrabble Score: 11

skitter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
skitter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skitter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

skitter is a valid Words With Friends word