Word Explorer

Skittered

To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.

📖 Definitions of "Skittered"

verb
  1. 1

    To 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."

  2. 2

    To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.

  3. 3

    To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.

verb
  1. 1

    To cause to have diarrhea.

  2. 2

    To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.

Translate “Skittered” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

Home/Dictionary/Skittered