v.
Pronunciation: ' ski-t ə r
Function: verb
Etymology: probably frequentative of English dialect (Sc and northern) skite to move quickly, probably from Old Norse skyt-, stem of skj ō ta 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