Here are a couple of words that my Dad reminded me of a couple of days ago:
Slothering - to slother, (verb) apparently this refers to the dragging of the feet when walking.
"Stop slotherin' an' pick yer feet up!"
A skittering - (noun) a thin covering of something (almost always used in reference to snow).
"I woke up this mornin' an' there was a skitterin' of snow on the ground."
The verb to skitter also exists. See the following link:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skitter
Do you use these words? What do they mean to you?
I use the word skittering to describe the remnants of a slight snowfall. It may be a few flakes which have frozen on the ground, or some patches of wet snow which remain in places but do not amount to anywhere near a complete snow cover.
ReplyDeleteHiya Wirelector. I have heard both words used as shown.
ReplyDeleteSkittish is another good word and sounds similar to skittering.