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    scutter
    /ˈskʌtə/

    verb

    • 1. (especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps: "a little dog scuttered up from the cabin"

    noun

    • 1. an act or sound of scuttering: "there was no sound in the wood, no scutter of tiny beast"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scutterScutter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Scutter is an intransitive verb that means to scurry or scamper, according to Merriam-Webster. It is an alteration of scuttle, which has a similar meaning.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCUTTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Scutter is an informal word for scurry, meaning to move quickly or bustle about. It is a British dialect term and a variant of scuttle.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › scutterSCUTTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Scutter definition: scurry. . See examples of SCUTTER used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › scutterScutter - definition of scutter by The Free Dictionary

    Scutter is a verb that means to move with a clattering, scurrying sound, or to scurry. It is an informal word for scurry, and it comes from scuttle 2. See examples, pronunciation, and translations of scutter.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › scutterscutter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    IPA(key): /ˈskʌtə(ɹ)/
    Rhymes: -ʌtə(ɹ)

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    scutter (countable and uncountable, plural scutters) 1. Thin excrement. 1.1. 2001, Ciaran O'Driscoll, A Runner Among Falling Leaves, page 74: 1.1.1. Cows were always scuttering: they left mounds and trails of scutterall over the place. 2. A hasty run.

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    scutter (third-person singular simple present scutters, present participle scuttering, simple past and past participle scuttered) 1. To void thin excrement. 1.1. 1565, Alois Brandl, editor, King Daryus: 1.1.1. Nay then I wil geue you no bread and butter. Here, take some, it will make thee to scutter. 1.2. 2001, Ciaran O'Driscoll, A Runner Among Fal...

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    scutter is a noun meaning thin excrement or a verb meaning to void it or to run with a light pattering noise. Learn its etymology, pronunciation, derived terms and anagrams.

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  7. www.yourdictionary.com › scutterScutter Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Scutter is a verb meaning to move with a clattering, scurrying sound, or a noun meaning thin excrement. It is an alteration of scuttle, and has similar words starting with S and ending with R.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › Scutters'SCUTTER Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Scutter definition: . See examples of SCUTTER used in a sentence.