How to pronounce skitter
American English pronunciation
SKIT-er
- IPA
- /ˈskɪtɚ/
- Syllables
- SKIT · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What skitter means
To move quickly and lightly with tiny skipping steps
In a sentence: A beetle skittered across the kitchen floor and under the fridge.
Where it comes from: It possibly comes from skite, a Scottish and northern English word meaning to dart about lightly and quickly.
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