skidding

present participle of skid

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of skidding The Colts went after him in Week 2 like few teams have in Surtain’s career, and Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston wrestled off Surtain to go skidding for a 37-yard gain in Week 3. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025 During the day, fans can meander in and out of matches, keyed by the soundtrack of fervent applause in a close match, of grunts and skidding sneakers just a few feet away. Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Captain Brett killed the motor, skidding toward it. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Dylan brought it out wide on the freeway ramp, the tires soft, and bald, and skidding on the powdered gravel, and Bob took to hollering with his head hung out the window like a big dog. Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skidding
Verb
  • This just makes the upcoming six-game homestand critical for the Wild in not falling too far behind in the Western Conference.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since December 2024 last month, experts projected that rates would continue falling—even if ever so slightly.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the latest meme stock frenzy, Beyond Meat has nonetheless still fallen 23% so far in 2025 after tumbling 58% in 2024.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But that would likely send it tumbling, which would raise inflation and undermine one of Milei’s main achievements.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond Meat shares have collapsed over the past five years, starting with a 48% plunge in 2021 and plunging further until Roundhill Investments added the stock to its Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (MEME) on Monday.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For the nuptials, Bella wore an plunging green gown with pleating on the bodice and a thigh-high slit up the floor-sweeping ruffled skirt.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Beyond Meat shares slashed gains Wednesday, briefly dipping into negative territory as the meme stock rally faltered.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The little brother is still contentedly working on his painting, dipping his brush into his pots and then smearing it across the paper.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Contract options exercised for 4 The club exercised contract options on Stephen Afrifa, Zorhan Bassong, Jansen Miller and John Pulskamp, while declining options for Tim Leibold, Nemanja Radoja, Ryan Schewe, Shelton and Mason Toye.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • However, her cousin the followed up, and the OP wrote back declining the invite.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The shakeup, along with bad weather, plummeting attendance, broken rides, and a rise in competition have added to the company’s struggles amid shares falling more than 45 percent in 2025.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Immediately after the news, Core Scientific’s stock price fell, plummeting nearly 18%.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But such is the lightning pace of Mbappe that he might be best placed dropping deeper during build-up before darting in-behind.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After dropping 43 points against Golden State on Tuesday, Doncic somehow topped it, finishing with 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists and etching his name in the history books for several reasons.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Duncan Robinson added 17 points and did his best to shoot Houston out of its zone, sinking half of his eight attempts from long range.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Left East Tennessee without a degree after his part in that tragedy left him sinking.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Skidding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skidding. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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