skitter

skitter
    v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
         extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
         higher ground" [syn: {scurry}, {scamper}, {skitter},
         {scuttle}]
    2: glide easily along a surface
    3: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
       [syn: {skim}, {skip}, {skitter}]
    4: twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the
       surface of water
    

Skitter \Skit"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Skit}, v. t.]
   To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it
   touches only at intervals; to skip.

         The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips
         the spoon over the surface.              --James A.
                                                  Henshall.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

Skitter \Skit"ter\, v. i.
   To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals;
   to skip; to skim.

         Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with
         their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a
         feet before settling down.               --T.
                                                  Roosevelt.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]