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skitter

/ˈskɪtər/ /ˈskɪtə/
  1. 1 koşuşturmak, tıpış tıpış koşmak

Definition (English)

To move quickly and lightly, making short, rapid movements.

Example Sentences

  1. Small lizards skitter across the hot desert sand.
    Küçük kertenkeleler sıcak çöl kumunda hızla koşuşur.
  2. The mouse seemed to skitter away into a dark corner.
    Fare karanlık bir köşeye doğru hızla kaçıyor gibiydi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base skitter
/ˈskɪtər/
Past skittered
/ˈskɪtərd/
Participle skittered
/ˈskɪtərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edskitter → skittered

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. skittered /ˈskɪtərd/

Synonyms

Collocations

skitter across the floorskitter awayskitter alongskitter over the surface