skittered

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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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Darda pointed out that the last time this happened, the S&P 500 skittered to the edge of bear-market territory shortly afterward.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He got there despite another Sunday that nearly skittered away from him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

And, most notably, Kelly Bensimon rounded out three days of tension between her and Frankel with a full-fledged, rambling breakdown, where subjects skittered between everything from Gwyneth Paltrow and gummy bears to Al Sharpton’s hairstyle.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

Raymie jumped, and A Bright and Shining Path: The Life of Florence Nightingale leaped out of her hands and flew into the air and skittered under Alice Nebbley’s bed.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo