skittering

VERB

skip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bound carom flit gambol graze lope prance ricochet scamper scoot skim tiptoe

STRONG

bob bolt buck canter caper cavort dance flee fly frisk glance hop leap run skedaddle spring step trip

WEAK

hippety-hop make off skirr

Antonyms

STRONG

face stand stay wait walk

Example Sentences

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Skittering into the right-hand side of the box, he again dragged a left-footed shot into the side netting.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2019

Skittering up, over and around the ice sheets and the snow slicks on every sidewalk in central Moscow, their spike-heeled boots somehow finding purchase on the sharp, crusty surface.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011

Skittering back and forth between two time periods and a small group of nut cases, this bewildering collision of noir narration and purple paranoia may be long on atmosphere but is woefully short on sense.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2011

Skittering and screeching along the pit's wall, the Austin-Healey ran down a row of mechanics, but Driver Macklin escaped with his life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Skittering shadows the size of an elephant's hoof, they mingle in piles along the water's edge.

From Time Magazine Archive