as in scurried
to move quickly and lightly along a surface
Dry leaves skittered over the sidewalk. Mice skittered across the floor.
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Recent Examples of skittered
Iguanas skittered across the dirt; birds and insects filled the air with noise.
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Brigid Washington,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2026
Ice crystals skittered across the plateau, catching in the curve of the sastrugi before blowing free.
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Cree Lefavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Gu skittered off the first rail and toppled to her side, dashing her title hopes.
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Joseph Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
The two tuxedo cats skittered uneasily away from her, afraid of what kind of chaos this toddling creature would bring into their lives.
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Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
Smaller critters — hermit crabs, lightning whelks and snails — skittered along the seafloor.
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Max Chesnes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
But Pastrnak had already headed up ice and the puck skittered into no-man’s land.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Dec. 2025
Bats were flipped, benches cleared, Toronto’s manager was ejected and throws skittered around PNC Park.
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Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Rumors of a Satanic curse on the event skittered around the Haight, so early on the morning of the 14th, Ginsberg, Snyder, and Alan Watts conducted a pradakshina, a Buddhist purification rite.
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Dennis McNally,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Brigid Washington,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2026
Ice crystals skittered across the plateau, catching in the curve of the sastrugi before blowing free.
—
Cree Lefavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Gu skittered off the first rail and toppled to her side, dashing her title hopes.
—
Joseph Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
The two tuxedo cats skittered uneasily away from her, afraid of what kind of chaos this toddling creature would bring into their lives.
—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
Smaller critters — hermit crabs, lightning whelks and snails — skittered along the seafloor.
—
Max Chesnes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
But Pastrnak had already headed up ice and the puck skittered into no-man’s land.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Dec. 2025
Bats were flipped, benches cleared, Toronto’s manager was ejected and throws skittered around PNC Park.
—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Rumors of a Satanic curse on the event skittered around the Haight, so early on the morning of the 14th, Ginsberg, Snyder, and Alan Watts conducted a pradakshina, a Buddhist purification rite.
—
Dennis McNally,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skittered
Verb
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Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
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Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
Verb
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My eyes darted back and forth, trying to grasp the imposing silhouette in its entirety.
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After a weekend in the city with his fiancée, Kelce darted over to Los Angeles with his brother Jason to host a live taping of New Heights at the Orpheum Theatre on Monday, June 12.
Verb
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Cassettes fluttered, CDs skipped, and choosing a dozen albums for a trip meant leaving dozens more behind.
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Dozens of butterflies, likely variable checkerspots with hints of yellow and red on their wings, fluttered all around.
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Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
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The Congo fans danced, sang, hugged, shouted in disbelief.
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“Skittered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skittered. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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