skittering
Example Sentences
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Djrum, the project of British musician Felix Manuel, issued “Under Tangled Silence,” an icily pretty record that combined jazzy and neoclassical piano flourishes with fleet and skittering drum programming borrowed from ’90s styles like jungle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
The field of poppies is dazzling; the additional deer, ants and rodents skittering across the golden sidewalk are simply strange.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 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
My face must split into two smiling moons, because Garret Charles stands, skittering the plastic folding table out from underneath the team, and whispers: “Wipe that smile away, Anthony.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
