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skitter

The correct spelling is skitter.

How to pronounce skitter

/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Ski-tte-r

The correct spelling is skitter. A skittering movement. For example: "A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh."

Usage Examples

A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh.

I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.

Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
  2. 2.To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
  3. 3.To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
  4. 4.To cause to have diarrhea.
  5. 5.To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.

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