Skitter

Skit´ter

v. t.	1.	To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip. The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips the spoon over the surface. - James A. Henshall.
v. i.	1.	To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals; to skip; to skim. Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a feet before settling down. - T. Roosevelt.

Verb	1.	skitter - to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scuttle
	2.	skitter - glide easily along a surface
	3.	skitter - cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" Synonyms: skim, skip
	4.	skitter - twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water