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skitter [ˈskɪtə] vb
1. (intr; often foll by off) to move or run rapidly or lightly; scamper 2. to skim or cause to skim lightly and rapidly, as across the surface of water 3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) (intr) Angling to draw a bait lightly over the surface of water [probably from dialect skite to dash about; related to Old Norse skjōta to shoot] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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There is no warning, no change in speed limit, and no signs that suddenly your tires will skitter across the surface like a skateboard on ball bearings. In that moment when the morning swallows dash and skitter across the terrace and under its shallow roof there are flashes like the kingfisher's wing-- a blue as vivid but not as dark. Straighter Patrol fans may baulk at the skitter of beats that play across 'The Golden Floor', a rare incursion from the producer Garret 'Jacknife' Lee's dance past. |
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