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Definition of Skittered
1. skitter [v] - See also: skitter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skittered
Literary usage of Skittered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1884)
"... peeping out of a window, round a corner, Aic. Skitter, to hurry over or spoil
work. A skittered piece of cloth is one irregular in colour or texture. ..."
2. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"The specific feature of this rubble is, that after it has skittered you down
scarifying rods of descent, and landed you, with a life-saving bump against a ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1800)
"... not onU retained'its former dignity and pre-eminence, but acquired increasing
wealth and, prosperity; and its splendor skittered no diminution by the ..."
4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Through each hole and around each corner, there was a hollow, rough sphere of
surpassing alien beauty. Giant lobsters skittered over the walls ..."
5. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Giant lobsters skittered over the walls and through the holes. Schools of fish
as bright as jewels darted and executed breathtaking precision maneuvers as I ..."
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