'Skitter' definitions:

Definition of 'skitter'

From: WordNet
verb
To move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle]
verb
Glide easily along a surface
verb
Cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: skim, skip, skitter]
verb
Twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

Definition of 'Skitter'

From: GCIDE
  • Skitter \Skit"ter\, v. t. [Cf. Skit, v. t.] To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip.
  • The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips the spoon over the surface. --James A. Henshall. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Skitter'

From: GCIDE
  • Skitter \Skit"ter\, v. i. To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals; to skip; to skim.
  • Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a feet before settling down. --T. Roosevelt. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]