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