# skitter

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #92,084

## Definitions
1. To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
2. To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
3. To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skitter