vverb.motionto move about or proceed hurriedlySynset:scamper scurry scuttle
Examples:- so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
Derivationally Related Form:scurryscamper
Hypernyms:run
Inherited Hypernyms:scurryruntravel rapidlytravel
Direct Hyponyms:crab
Full Troponyms:crab
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionglide easily along a surfaceHypernyms:glide
Inherited Hypernyms:skitterglidetravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactcause to skip over a surfaceSynset:skim skip
Examples:- Skip a stone across the pond
Hypernyms:throw
Inherited Hypernyms:skimthrowpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.contacttwitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of waterHypernyms:twitch
Inherited Hypernyms:skittertwitchpullmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s