MEANING
to move quickly with light, irregular, darting motions
Use it for
Words that belong together
- skitter across
- skitter away
- skitter over the floor
On the page
A beetle skittered across the tiles.
Dry leaves skittered over the empty platform.
The loose screw skittered away from his hand.
Nearby words
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Word forms
- Base
- skitter / skitters
- Past tense
- skittered
- Past participle
- skittered
- Present participle
- skittering
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- skitter / skitters
- Present continuous
- am/is/are skittering
- Present perfect
- have/has skittered
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been skittering
- Past
- skittered
- Past continuous
- was/were skittering
- Past perfect
- had skittered
- Past perfect continuous
- had been skittering
- Future
- will skitter / skitters
- Future continuous
- will be skittering
- Future perfect
- will have skittered
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been skittering
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary curation section: Horror. Can describe small creatures or objects moving across a surface. Does not imply supernatural intent or heavy movement. skitter; skitters; skittered; skittered; skittering.
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