1. (

• scurry ,
• scamper ,
• skitter ,
• scuttle

) to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" ;

2. (

• skitter ,

) glide easily along a surface ;

3. (

• skim ,
• skip ,
• skitter ,

) cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" ;

4. (

• skitter

) twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water ;