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 At the center of its narrative is a spiderish monster, all sticks and sockets, appearing briefly before skittering back to its hole. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 Of course, the prospect of one of the greatest women’s footballers in history skittering around Bromley on a Saturday lunchtime in front of a smattering of fans inevitably inspires sneers. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for skitter

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Hundreds of workers will be scurrying around the downtown arena each day, ensuring the marathon run of events unfolds smoothly.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The Off Campus duo, Emma Watson, Hunter Schafer, Chase Infiniti, and Tyriq Withers, who all scurried off together to continue the already-memorable night elsewhere.

— Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of scurry

Verb

Nobody Wants This is back for a third season of dancing around the real issues of contemporary Judaism in America so that maybe Kristen Bell’s convert character Joanne can learn about hamantaschen rather than have one political conversation.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Laureate Park Lights aims to dazzle the Lake Nona community with lights that dance to music.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dance

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Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, flit between the two productions.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Stellantis There's also all the homologation and regulatory hurdles attached to having something that flits between being a passenger-car and a light truck.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of flit

Verb

The big night As a photographer’s shutter clicks, Folger flutters a mascara wand over her lashes while preparing for opening night at the Elysian.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
To achieve that fluttering action, the material in these baits is very soft.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of flutter

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