skittering

Example Sentences

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PinkPantheress broke out in 2021 with a series of charming and inventive singles that placed her high, breathy vocals over skittering beats built around easily recognizable samples.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

The striking “Porcelana,” about enduring pain for fleeting pleasure, has a woozy, dissonant arrangement that mixes woodwinds, shrieking strings, and skittering percussion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

His debut album, Bad With Names, was released last year, showcasing his ability to edit improvised jam sessions into taut and compelling songs, full of skittering beats, squelchy synths and monstrous riffs.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

The skittering, chiming percussion boiled over into a stomp-around jam, hitting like a horns-blasting march down Beale Street.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

Naturally, no one could hear me skittering across the floor as I made my way around the outside of the room, over to the space behind the TV cabinet.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney