skittering
Example Sentences
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On the small vessel’s deck, a pair of traps containing skittering crustaceans had just been heaved aboard from 25 feet below the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
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
Even farther in, the silence was broken by a cacophony of strange sounds—the skittering of rats; hissing steam; the hollow, recurring tap of pipes, like the desperate scratching of a premature burial.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
