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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who skitters.

   "Sometimes he stopped and listened for sounds of pursuit, but there were none, only the skitterings of rats."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of skitter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

scamperscurryskiphoplopescamper

Example

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"Sometimes he stopped and listened for sounds of pursuit, but there were none, only the skitterings of rats."

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