noun

1. A skittering movement.

   “A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh.”

verb

1. To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.

   “I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness.”

2. To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.

3. To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.

Synonyms: scamper, scurry, skip, skite