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Skitter vs Slitter - What's the difference?

skitter | slitter |

As nouns the difference between skitter and slitter

is that skitter is a skittering movement while slitter is a person who or thing that slits.

As a verb skitter

is to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing.

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

    slitter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who or thing that slits.