skitter

verbs

to move about or proceed hurriedly

"so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter

glide easily along a surface

skitter

is a type of (narrower)

move smoothly and effortlessly

cause to skip over a surface

"Skip a stone across the pond"

skim, skip, skitter

twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water

skitter

is a type of (narrower)

move or pull with a sudden motion