as in scurries
to move quickly and lightly along a surface
Dry leaves skittered over the sidewalk. Mice skittered across the floor.
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Jackson scurries 14 yards up the middle for a first down.—
Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025
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The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.—
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The 18-year-old Englishman became the youngest ever darts world champion a year ago after beating three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen.—
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Running back Greg Burrell rushes for four yards before Jackson darts up the middle for 14 yards.—
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Maurice Vasquez dances in his prison cell to blaring rap music, wearing a straw hat and designer glasses.—
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Louis-Dreyfus played Elaine Benes, Jerry's ex-girlfriend who dances poorly and inadvertently steals intellectual property from Tom Wilson II, the creator of Ziggy.—
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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.—
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“Skitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skitters. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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