skitter skitter /ˈskɪtər/

verb

1. Twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water  ( skitter )
   twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
   
2. Cause to skip over a surface  ( skim , skip , skitter )
   cause to skip over a surface
    Skip a stone across the pond
   Skip a stone across the pond
   
3. Glide easily along a surface  ( skitter )
   glide easily along a surface
   
4. To move about or proceed hurriedly  ( skitter , scutter [British] , scurry , scamper , scuttle )
   to move about or proceed hurriedly
    So terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
   so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground