skitter UK /ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/US /ˈskɪtɚ/verb 5noun 2forms 3 verb5 •To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.I opened the cabinet and a number of cockroaches went skittering off into the darkness. •To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite. •To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering. •(Scotland, Northern-England) To cause to have diarrhea. •(Scotland, Northern-England) To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement. noun2 •A skittering movement.A skitter of activity. A skitter of gooseflesh. •(Scotland, informal) Often skitters: the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement.I can't give it my immediate attention, as the cow has the skitter (diarrhoea) and I'm waiting on the Vit (vet). — 2013 formsskittered · skittering · skitters