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Meaning of "skitter" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKITTER

Probably from dialect skite to dash about; related to Old Norse skjōta to shoot.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SKITTER

skitter  [ˈskɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKITTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skitter is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb skitter in English.

WHAT DOES SKITTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skitter in the English dictionary

The first definition of skitter in the dictionary is often foll by off to move or run rapidly or lightly; scamper. Other definition of skitter is to skim or cause to skim lightly and rapidly, as across the surface of water. Skitter is also to draw a bait lightly over the surface of water.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SKITTER

PRESENT

Present
I skitter
you skitter
he/she/it skitters
we skitter
you skitter
they skitter
Present continuous
I am skittering
you are skittering
he/she/it is skittering
we are skittering
you are skittering
they are skittering
Present perfect
I have skittered
you have skittered
he/she/it has skittered
we have skittered
you have skittered
they have skittered
Present perfect continuous
I have been skittering
you have been skittering
he/she/it has been skittering
we have been skittering
you have been skittering
they have been skittering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I skittered
you skittered
he/she/it skittered
we skittered
you skittered
they skittered
Past continuous
I was skittering
you were skittering
he/she/it was skittering
we were skittering
you were skittering
they were skittering
Past perfect
I had skittered
you had skittered
he/she/it had skittered
we had skittered
you had skittered
they had skittered
Past perfect continuous
I had been skittering
you had been skittering
he/she/it had been skittering
we had been skittering
you had been skittering
they had been skittering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will skitter
you will skitter
he/she/it will skitter
we will skitter
you will skitter
they will skitter
Future continuous
I will be skittering
you will be skittering
he/she/it will be skittering
we will be skittering
you will be skittering
they will be skittering
Future perfect
I will have skittered
you will have skittered
he/she/it will have skittered
we will have skittered
you will have skittered
they will have skittered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been skittering
you will have been skittering
he/she/it will have been skittering
we will have been skittering
you will have been skittering
they will have been skittering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would skitter
you would skitter
he/she/it would skitter
we would skitter
you would skitter
they would skitter
Conditional continuous
I would be skittering
you would be skittering
he/she/it would be skittering
we would be skittering
you would be skittering
they would be skittering
Conditional perfect
I would have skitter
you would have skitter
he/she/it would have skitter
we would have skitter
you would have skitter
they would have skitter
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been skittering
you would have been skittering
he/she/it would have been skittering
we would have been skittering
you would have been skittering
they would have been skittering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you skitter
we let´s skitter
you skitter
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to skitter
Past participle
skittered
Present Participle
skittering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKITTER


administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
creator
kriːˈeɪtə
cricketer
ˈkrɪkɪtə
data
ˈdeɪtə
editor
ˈɛdɪtə
generator
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə
Greater
ˈɡreɪtə
junketer
ˈdʒʌŋkɪtə
junketter
ˈdʒʌŋkɪtə
later
ˈleɪtə
litter
ˈlɪtə
marketer
ˈmɑːkɪtə
Meta
ˈmeɪtə
picketer
ˈpɪkɪtə
pocketer
ˈpɒkɪtə
racketer
ˈrækɪtə
rocketer
ˈrɒkɪtə
telemarketer
ˈtelɪmɑːkɪtə
trinketer
ˈtrɪŋkɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKITTER

skirted
skirter
skirting
skirting board
skirtings
skirtless
skirtlike
skit
skitch
skite
skittery
skittish
skittishly
skittishness
skittle
skittle alley
skittle out
skittles
skive
skiver

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKITTER

baby-sitter
better
bitter
critter
emitter
fitter
glitter
hitter
jitter
knitter
neurotransmitter
outfitter
quitter
ritter
Salzgitter
sitter
splitter
submitter
transmitter
twitter
witter

Synonyms and antonyms of skitter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skitter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKITTER

Find out the translation of skitter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skitter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skitter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞掠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skitter
570 millions of speakers

English

skitter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दौड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

skitter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Skitter
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skitter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছিপে জোরে খ্যাঁচ মারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skitter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skitter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rutschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skitter
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흘림 낚시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skitter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy mau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெதுவாக ஓடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्किटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıçramak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfiorare una superficie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skitter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Skitter
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skitter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Skitter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gejaag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Skitter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skitter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skitter

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKITTER»

The term «skitter» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKITTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skitter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skitter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skitter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKITTER»

Discover the use of skitter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skitter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Skitter and Scoot: Bringing Home a Hamster
... at least 10 percent post-consumer waste. Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data Tourville, Amanda Doering, 1980- Skitter and Scoot : bringing home a hamster / by Amanda Doering Tourville ; illustrated by Andi Carter. p. cm.
Nancy Loewen, 2008
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Lily Goes Skitter Skating
Lily longs for Amelias Angel Academy to win the trophy for snow sports. But when she sees her worst enemy, Wanda Westbrook, she is worried that Wanda may make mischiefas usual. Can Lily help beat the rival All Saints Angel School?
Elizabeth Pulford, 2011
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TELARIA RIVER
Pointing to her own mouth, Trista then said “Skitter” at the same time she brought her hands forward to point at the skitrid. “Can I call you 'Skitter'? I can pronounce that, at least. I don't want to offend you, though.” She repeated the word and ...
Jeff Knowles, 2013
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Traffic Monitoring and Analysis: Second International ...
Second International Workshop, TMA 2010, Zurich, Switzerland, April 7, 2010. Proceedings Fabio Ricciato, Marco Mellia, Ernst Biersack. differences? The explanation lies in the way Skitter and UCLA sample different parts of the AS topology: ...
Fabio Ricciato, Marco Mellia, Ernst Biersack, 2010
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Wizard Girl
Skitter,” Kat said, pointing at him again. Again, the ribek pointed to himself and nodded. She copied his move, pointing to her chest. “Kat,” she said. Surely her meaning was clear, yet Skitter eye-tipped and shook his head. “Nink cat,” he said.
Rick Just, 2002
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The Law Journal Reports
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‎1872
7
North sea pilot. Pt. 1. 2nd- ed. [With] Suppl. [and] ...
10, black nine-pin buoy, lies in 21 feet, with St. Stephen's church spire at Hull just open of Skitter-ness, and Paull village wholly open of Paull cliff, N. \ E. kihincholme lighthouses consist of a high lighthouse and two low lighthouses, the latter ...
Admiralty hydrogr. dept, 1869
8
Teach My Heart to Sing
As he drove close behind Mr. Davis and his little cousin, Skitter pondered: “What was that all about? Next thing you know, he's gonna stop me from tutoring the kids!” But by that time, his students had accomplished all of their assignments; and ...
Carolyn Williams, 2001
9
New and extensive sailing directions for the navigation of ...
II ALTON MIDDLE GROUND The south end of this sand lies nearly J of a mile N.N.W. i W. from the chequered buoy of the Foulholni, and runs in a northerly direction to the southern black buoy of the Skitter Sand, a distance of 4 miles. On it are ...
John William Norie, J S Hobbs, 1846
10
The Encyclodpedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
FARE, ERIC HICHLAND PARK & LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS In the late 1950's, Eric Fare redeveloped a rather unique fishing system that he called “Skitter Fishing.” There wasn't a lure made at the time for this fishing system, so he designed a ...
Robert A. Slade, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKITTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skitter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Skitter TV Is A New Service That Provides Live Streaming Of Local …
WCCTA is announcing Skitter TV to the 16 communities where they provide telecommunication services. Anyone with a WCCTA landline telephone and internet ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
2
Falling Skies: "Hunger Pains" Review
The constant barrage of skitters leaves the 2nd Mass under siege and with their food storage gone, which means any advantage they had last week has been ... «IGN, Jul 15»
3
'Falling Skies' season 5 spoilers, episode 2 plot: Skitter attack leaves …
A surprise skitter attack will leave the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment without anything to eat. Maggie, Ben, Pope and Sara will then go on a precarious ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
4
'Falling Skies' season 5 spoilers: 2nd Mass without food after …
In episode two aptly named "Hunger Pains," a surprise Skitter attack will leave the 2nd Mass without one very crucial resource: food, reports Hollywood Hills. «Ecumenical News, Jul 15»
5
Skitter, Conklin-Intracom partner on TV-as-a-service
The Skitter TV service is a fully managed 'TV-as-a-service' that includes content rights for local off-air channels and cable channels, along with an IPTV headend ... «Rapid tv news, May 15»
6
Earth's tectonic plates skitter about
Back when dinosaurs were just starting to skulk, Earth had just one giant land mass, a supercontinent that scientists call Pangea. It broke up about 200 million ... «Science Now, Mar 15»
7
'Skitter' thrives, inspires at Tennessee
Skitter” wouldn't have been necessary if Alexander Colby Ellis had waited a bit longer to come into the world, though. “My mom worked at the hospital, and she ... «tennessee.247sports.com, Mar 15»
8
Shine and Skitter launch their 2014 editions in style
A-list descended on Hyde Park's Summer Place for the launch of the 2014 Shine and Skitter luxury jewellery and watches magazines, in an intimate VIP ... «Media Update, Nov 14»
9
Bee-Inspired Bots Skitter and Swarm at NYC's Museum of …
Dr. James McLurkin has a swarm of robots. Individually, they're not that smart, but a crateful of them behaves in some very complex ways, like the bees that ... «Gizmodo, Jul 14»
10
Grand River Mutual Signs With Skitter TV to Deliver IPTV Services
PRINCETON, Mo. and ATLANTA, June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Skitter TV, an Atlanta, Ga. based leading provider of converged media services over broadband ... «PR Newswire, Jun 14»

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