as in to scurry
to move quickly and lightly along a surface
Dry leaves skittered over the sidewalk. Mice skittered across the floor.
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Recent Examples of skitter
The own-goals will continue to skitter into the net as the media conglomerates scramble to bring their streaming losses under control.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
The past year has been tough for the Bay Area, as thousands of layoffs skittered across the region.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
In Scavengers Reign, as Sam lies dying, the bug that skitters on him and then puffs into a sphere that floats away is likewise a bittersweet nod at renewal, one life continuing as another ends.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The 15 live roaches skittering about the kitchen were on the floor next to cases of oil (six), on a wall next to a wok (three), on a flip top cooler (three), and under the handwash sink that didn’t have soap (three).
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
The past year has been tough for the Bay Area, as thousands of layoffs skittered across the region.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
In Scavengers Reign, as Sam lies dying, the bug that skitters on him and then puffs into a sphere that floats away is likewise a bittersweet nod at renewal, one life continuing as another ends.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The 15 live roaches skittering about the kitchen were on the floor next to cases of oil (six), on a wall next to a wok (three), on a flip top cooler (three), and under the handwash sink that didn’t have soap (three).
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skitter
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The animal then seems to sniff something before turning its body to scurry away.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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These hubs were beacons of hope while corporate landowners scurried for cover and FEMA's aid trickled in too slowly.Kaniela Ing, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
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Trick or treaters may dart into the street, so drive extra cautiously.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noon was near and rays of sunshine darted from clouds.Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Refracted rainbows dance against the wallpaper and floor.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Our days here consisted of flitting between the various pools and the beach, trying out the multiple restaurants, and simply wandering the gorgeous botanic gardens that make up the grounds between the mountain and the Mediterranean.Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
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Their movement was sensual but assertive, bordering on violent, flitting between slow body rolls and athletic thrusts.Coralie Kraft, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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This is key, as stripers often stun their prey then swing around and gobble up the dead and dying bunker fluttering to the bottom.Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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His hands fluttered above the keyboard in a way that looks very much like someone playing a theremin, the ethereal instrument that’s played by manipulating the invisible electromagnetic fields around a pair of antennas.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Skitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skitter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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