skitter vs glide

skitter is not a noun while glide is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skitter	No	No	Yes	No
glide	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, glide is a hypernym of skitter; that is, glide is a word with a broader meaning than skitter:

skitter (noun)	glide (noun)
	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
	the activity of flying a glider
	a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

skitter (verb)	glide (verb)
twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water	move smoothly and effortlessly
cause to skip over a surface	fly in or as if in a glider plane
to move about or proceed hurriedly	cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
glide easily along a surface