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skitter

[skit-er] / ˈskɪt ər /


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Motorized blue spotlights skitter across the floor and climb walls to the ceiling, where they rush past a pair of mirrored disco fixtures.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2025

A little fuel and some high-frequency sparking makes the robot skitter across the ground.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2023

Smaller than a mouse and about the weight of three pennies in the hand, the Dorset bats skitter across the cave walls or cling to one another for warmth.

From Seattle Times May 11, 2023

That helped jar the puck loose to skitter over to Kotkaniemi for the near-post putaway at 3:58.

From Washington Times May 6, 2023

A breeze stirred and kicked up dried leaves, making them skitter across the sidewalk in front of us.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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