English dictionary
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English verb: skitter | |||
| 1. | skitter (motion) to move about or proceed hurriedly | ||
| Samples | So terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground. | ||
| Synonyms | scamper, scurry, scuttle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crab | ||
| 2. | skitter (motion) glide easily along a surface | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | glide | ||
| 3. | skitter (contact) cause to skip over a surface | ||
| Samples | Skip a stone across the pond. | ||
| Synonyms | skim, skip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| 4. | skitter (contact) twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | twitch | ||
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