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Skittery vs Skitter - What's the difference?

skittery | skitter |

As an adjective skittery

is skittish.

As a verb skitter is

to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing.

As a noun skitter is

a skittering movement.

skittery

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • skittish

    • skitter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
    • I opened the cabinet and hundreds of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.
  • to make a skittering noise
  • In Scotland : Diarrea.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A skittering movement.
    • A skitter of activity.
    A skitter of gooseflesh.

    See also

    * scamper * scurry English onomatopoeias