skitter
/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)//ˈskɪtɚ/noun
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A skittering movement.
Example: A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh.
verb
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To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
Example: I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.
To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.