[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move lightly and quickly or hurriedly 轻捷跑动 the girls skittered up the stairs. 女孩子们轻捷地跑上楼。 her mind skittered back to that day at the office. 她的心神又回到在办公室的那一天。
[with obj.]draw (bait) jerkily across the surface of the water as a technique in fishing 抽动(有饵)鱼钩
语源
mid 19th cent.: apparently a frequentative of skite