scuttering

/S K AH1 T ER0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To void thin excrement.

  2. 2

    To run with a light pattering noise; to skitter.

    โ€œWe saw a rat scuttering into a dark corner as we turned on the lights.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    The act of running with a light pattering noise; a skittering.

    โ€œthe scutterings of ratsโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scutter, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scuttering