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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

skel•ter v.i.

to scurry.

probably extracted from helter-skelter 1850–55

'skelter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

haphazard - harum-scarum - helter-skelter - higgledy-piggledy

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wishy-washy, hanky-panky, helter-skelter

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