skitter in a sentence
v. t.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7
Definition
Skitter (verb): to move quickly and lightly, often in a hurried or erratic manner.
Sample Sentences
- The mouse skittered across the floor, searching for crumbs.
- As the wind picked up, the leaves began to skitter along the pavement.
- He watched the children skitter away from the splash of water from the fountain.
- The small bird would skitter from branch to branch, avoiding the larger predators.
- In the quiet library, I could hear the sound of papers skittering off the table.
- The small mouse began to skitter across the floor as soon as the door opened.
- Leaves skittered across the pavement, carried by the brisk autumn wind.
- Children laughed as they watched the squirrels skitter up the tree trunks.
- I saw the cat skitter away as soon as it heard the loud noise.
- The stones skittered down the slope, creating a cascade of echoes in the canyon.