skidded

VERB

slide against will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drift glide slip swerve veer

STRONG

move sheer skew slue

WEAK

go into skid

Example Sentences

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Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices skidded 17% after a disappointing earnings print to notch its worst day since 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The BBC skidded optimistically along to a pickup spot at the city's de-commissioned airfield, Tempelhofer Feld, but there were no veggie sacks to be seen.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

So far, the reaction has been modest compared with what investors experienced back then; at the time, the S&P 500 skidded right to the edge of bear-market territory before Trump announced a 90-day pause.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Then, she saw people sprinting down the street; some got in cars and skidded away while others pulled out their phones and began filming the agents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Frank tackled his friends, and the three of them skidded across the cavern, landing at the edge of the ghost’s tunnel as rocks and spears flew overhead.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan