scutter

ˈskʌtər

Definition

Definition of scutter - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

hurried movement

Rare

move hurriedly with short quick steps

Rare

The mice scutter across the kitchen floor when they hear noises..

dash

hurry

scurry

movement

Rare

run with a light pattering noise

Rare

The mice scutter across the attic floor.

scamper

scurry

skitter

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Origin of scutter

Middle English, scut (hare's tail) + -er (agent)

Examples of scutter in a sentence

I saw the crabs scutter along the beach.
Leaves scutter in the autumn breeze.
Raindrops scutter down the window pane.

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French:courir, trottiner, ...
German:hastig mit kleinen Schritten bewegen, huschen, ...
Italian:correre in fretta, correre, ...
Spanish:moverse rápidamente, corretear, ...
Portuguese:correr apressadamente, deslizar, ...
Chinese:急匆匆地跑, 窸窸窣窣地跑动, ...
Japanese:ちょこちょこ走る, パタパタ走る, ...
Arabic:خَبَبَ, جَرَى, ...
Hebrew:לָרוּץ בְּמַהֵרוּת בְּצְעָדִים קְצָרִים, לְהִתְפַּזֵּר, ...
Russian:шмыгать, шуршать, ...
Ukrainian:швидко бігти, шурхотіти, ...
Hindi:फुर्र से भागना, दौड़ना, ...
Bengali:ছোট ছোট পদক্ষেপে তাড়াতাড়ি চলা, ছুটে বেড়ানো, ...
Catalan:moure's ràpidament amb passes curtes, córrer, ...
Czech:pobíhat, ťapat, ...
Danish:små hurtige skridt, pile, ...
Dutch:snel trippelen, trippelen, ...
Greek:κινείται βιαστικά με μικρά γρήγορα βήματα, τρέχω, ...
Hungarian:szaporázni a lépteit, szaladgálni, ...
Khmer:រត់តក់ក្រហល់, រត់ប៉ាត់ៗ, ...
Korean:허둥지둥 움직이다, 달리다, ...
Persian:دویدن با قدم‌های کوتاه و سریع, خش خش کرد, ...
Polish:pędzić, biegać, ...
Portuguese (BR):correr apressadamente, correr, ...
Romanian:a se mișca repede, a alerga, ...
Swedish:springa snabbt, springa, ...
Thai:วิ่งเร็ว, วิ่งด้วยเสียงเบาๆ, ...
Turkish:hızla koşmak, tıkırtılarla koşuşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:chạy nhanh, chạy lộp độp, ...

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