Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Scutter · Scut·ter · IPA /ˈskʌtə(ɹ)/ 01 v. i. To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle. 1. To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle.[Prov. Eng.] “A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and tail, and scuttered across the shallows.” — Kipling.