| slovo | definícia |
skitter
(encz) | skitter,třepotat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Skitter
(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.] |
Skitter
(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.] |
skitter
(wn) | skitter
v 1: 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]
2: glide easily along a surface
3: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
[syn: skim, skip, skitter]
4: twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the
surface of water |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
skitter
(encz) | skitter,třepotat v: Zdeněk Brož |
skitter
(wn) | skitter
v 1: 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]
2: glide easily along a surface
3: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
[syn: skim, skip, skitter]
4: twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the
surface of water |
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