skittering

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noun

The act of one who skitters.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of skitter
nounskittering (plural skitterings)

plural skitterings

  1. The act of one who skitters.

    Sometimes he stopped and listened for sounds of pursuit, but there were none, only the skitterings of rats.

    2012, Mel Gilden, The Return of Captain Conquer, page 41
Cite this entry
APA

skittering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skittering

MLA

“skittering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skittering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skittering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skittering.

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