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skittering

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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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This is bass-heavy dance music, full of funky syncopation and skittering drums, often played by Tom Skinner of jazz band Sons Of Kemet.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But the road there is littered with skittering, fascinating ideas.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 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

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

He put Seabiscuit into a long, lazy warm-up, sailing past his skittering rival and galloping off the wrong way around the track.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand