skitter (v.)

  1. to move about or proceed hurriedly; so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

    [ Syn: scurry , scamper , scuttle ]

  2. glide easily along a surface

  3. cause to skip over a surface; Skip a stone across the pond

    [ Syn: skim , skip ]

  4. twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

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