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
Eventually, things get more obvious: a levitating wheelchair, some skittering around on the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
