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skit·ter (skĭt́ər)

[Probably frequentative of dialectal skite, to run rapidly, perhaps of Scandinavian originOld Norse skjōta, to shoot; see shoot.]

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly: lizards that skitter away when approached.
  2. To fish by drawing a lure or baited hook over the surface of the water with a skipping movement.

transitive verb 

To cause to skitter.