nounπShareA skittering movement."A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh."actionwaynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry."I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness."actionanimalnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering."The mouse skitters across the kitchen floor at night, making a scratching noise. "soundactionanimalnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite."The small crab skitters across the wet sand towards the ocean. "actionenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOften skitters: the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement."After eating the questionable street food, Michael suffered from the skitters all night. "medicinediseasephysiologybodyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to have diarrhea."The bad batch of chili skittered half the office yesterday. "medicinediseasephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement."After eating the questionable street food, he skitters to the bathroom several times throughout the night. "medicinediseasebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading