SKITTER


Meaning of SKITTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈski-tər ]

verb

Etymology: probably frequentative of English dialect (Scots and northern) skite to move quickly, probably from Old Norse skyt-, stem of skjōta to shoot

Date: 1845

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to glide or skip lightly or quickly

b. : to move in or as in a jittery or jerky way

leaves skitter ing over the sidewalk

2. : to twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

transitive verb

: to cause to skitter

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.