| VERB | motion | skitter, scurry, scamper, scuttle | to move about or proceed hurriedly |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | skitter | glide easily along a surface | |
| contact | skitter, skim, skip | cause to skip over a surface | |
| contact | skitter | twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water |
| Meaning | To move about or proceed hurriedly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | scurry, scamper, scuttle | |
| Narrower | crab | scurry sideways like a crab |
| Broader | run | Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time |
| Spanish | corretear, escabullirse | |
| Catalan | barrinar, escapolir-se, esquitllar-se | |
| Meaning | glide easily along a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | glide | Move smoothly and effortlessly |
| Meaning | Cause to skip over a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | skim, skip | |
| Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
| Meaning | twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | twitch | Move or pull with a sudden motion |
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