skitter
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The Pomeranian munchkins in Munchkinland skitter around, sniffing wagging butts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
On a short summer night, listen and you might hear a war whoop skitter out of the darkness along the riverbanks, followed by the scattering yips of coyotes on Mount Sentinel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
A little fuel and some high-frequency sparking makes the robot skitter across the ground.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023
Smaller than a mouse and about the weight of three pennies in the hand, the Dorset bats skitter across the cave walls or cling to one another for warmth.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
Squirrels skitter at each other outside the open window, and squeals of “You’re it!” from kids visiting with their parents swallow the silence.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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