skittering

Example Sentences

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This is bass-heavy dance music, full of funky syncopation and skittering drums, often played by Tom Skinner of jazz band Sons Of Kemet.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

At first, “Dust Bunny” feels a little light, the story skittering across its densely designed surface, with very little dialogue in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

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

Witchdoctor, “A S.W.A.T. Healin’ Ritual,” a one-of-a-kind blend of Afrocentrism, voodoo imagery, unflinching street reality, off-kilter flows and skittering beats reminiscent of British drum-and-bass music.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

He gave the Hephaestus chariot a good shove and sent them skittering sideways while we pulled ahead.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan