SKITTER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

skitter

verb

Definition of skitter

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 Then Wade hooked into a really good fish, a rampaging smallmouth that leaped and plunged and skittered across the water on its tail. — Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2026 JWords takes a different tack on Sound Therapy, embracing gentle synth melodies and pads that take the edge off her skittering drums and pounding basslines. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026 All the scooter-sharing stations were empty on that day, and many of the robots we’d been told to expect skittering around the streets had stayed home to keep their sensors dry. — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026 On the rare occasions a teammate passed him the ball, Knueppel would duck and let the ball skitter out of bounds. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skitter

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Inside Botánica Santo Tomas in Wilton Manors, store owner Héctor Giovanni Pizarro Santana sweeps the floor as his tiny Chihuahua, Bella, scurries behind him.

— Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
As Hodges scurried about in a panic, Devenanzio kept his game face on and won by a mile.

— Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of scurry

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Agustin Ojeda tapped a pass to Nicolas Fernandez near the right sideline and darted toward the end line on the give-and-go.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Swallows—the country's most beloved and recognizable birds—darted past intermittently, a subtle but very real reminder of our location on this special stretch of the Algarve.

— Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dart

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These days, Jackson and her drag king character live in Ramsgate, a port town on England’s southeast coast where – much like Pat’s flag – strings of Union Jacks flutter along the harbor.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
For Arbaeen, the lights inside the shrine and the flags fluttering from its golden dome are switched to red – the color of vengeance.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

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