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
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
Even with the heavy focus on the redistricting ballot measure, gubernatorial candidates were also skittering around the convention, speaking to various caucuses, greeting delegates in the hallways and holding private meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
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
Blinking to clear it away, he suddenly caught the red lights again, flickering and skittering about deep in the darkness of the woods.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
