skitter[verb]Synonyms: skip, hop, lope, spring, trip
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
skit‧ter /ˈskɪtə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Probably from skite 'to slide, skip' (18-20 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language]
to move very quickly and lightly, like a small animal
Synonym : scurryskitter across/down/along etc
Something skittered across the alley. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲