English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-skitter.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt�(r)|-ɪt�(r)

Intransitive verb
en-verb
#to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
#:I opened the cabinet and hundreds of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.
#to make a skittering noise

Translations

Finnish: kipittää, viilettää, liihotella, lennähdellä
mid

Noun
skitter

1. A badly behaved child.

See also
scamper
scurry

Category:Onomatopoeia

et:skitter
vi:skitter

• 2007-05-04 02:05 - Doug Hockin - /* Intransitive verb */ Added en-verb

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