The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SKITTERING
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What does SKITTERING mean?
SKITTERING verb- To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
- To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
- To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
- To cause to have diarrhea.
- To suffer from a bout of diarrhea; to produce thin excrement.
- The act of one who skitters.