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SKITTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "skitter" is one way to...):

twitch (move or pull with a sudden motion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to skip over a surface

Example:

Skip a stone across the pond

Synonyms:

skim; skip; skitter

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "skitter" is one way to...):

throw (propel through the air)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Glide easily along a surface

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skitter" is one way to...):

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 4

Meaning:

To move about or proceed hurriedly

Example:

so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

Synonyms:

scamper; scurry; scuttle; skitter

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skitter" is one way to...):

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "skitter"):

crab (scurry sideways like a crab)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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