skitter

Example Sentences

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A little fuel and some high-frequency sparking makes the robot skitter across the ground.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

That helped jar the puck loose to skitter over to Kotkaniemi for the near-post putaway at 3:58.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2023

Arctic foxes skitter with the herky-jerky motion of silent movies.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

Moreover, these volcanic leftovers rise from the big, empty, underappreciated middle of California, where farms, ranches and vineyards blanket the valleys and hills, where tumbleweeds skitter and scraggly old oaks stand beside sagging barns.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2022

I hear the crack of impact as candies skitter across the hardwood floor.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day