skittering
Example Sentences
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Eventually, things get more obvious: a levitating wheelchair, some skittering around on the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
I accidentally kick one sending it skittering across the floor, and causing a brief moment of excitement before I apologetically explain it was me and not a ghost.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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
The tip of his finger grazes my arm, sending a spark skittering across my skin, and I jerk away.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
