"skittering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skitterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skittering (plural skitterings)
  1. The act of one who skitters.
    Sense id: en-skittering-en-noun-9W-IBg-9

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} skittering
  1. present participle and gerund of skitter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: skitter
    Sense id: en-skittering-en-verb-KqafqIOa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

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