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Skitter

verb
1.
To move about or proceed hurriedly.  Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scuttle.
2.
Glide easily along a surface.
3.
Cause to skip over a surface.  Synonyms: skim, skip.
4.
Twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water.






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"Skitter" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the lever and moved it back two notches, standing open-mouthed at the immediate result. The cream-and-brown streaks were making a picture! Moving another notch down caused the picture to skitter back and forth on the screen. With memories of TV tuning to guide him, Ross brought the other lever down to a matching position, and the dim and shadowy images leaped into clear and complete focus. But the color was still brown, not the black and ...
— The Time Traders • Andre Norton



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