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- verb Present participle of
skid . - noun The motion of something that skids.
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Examples
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The prince gave a cry and fell away, but got clipped on the shoulder and had to tumble down, his sword skidding from his grasp.
Immortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 2003
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Ah, the fixed-gear world, where stopping is called "skidding," conformity is called "individualism," and scavenger hunts are called "races."
Pull My Strings: The New Puppetry BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Ah, the fixed-gear world, where stopping is called "skidding," conformity is called "individualism," and scavenger hunts are called "races."
Pull My Strings: The New Puppetry BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Like similar systems from other carmakers, pre sense also 'prepares' the car and restraint systems if it senses a critical situation such as skidding or maximum braking.
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Like similar systems from other carmakers, pre sense also 'prepares' the car and restraint systems if it senses a critical situation such as skidding or maximum braking.
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He was touted as being a bowler with alarming pace, the kind of skidding pace which Waqar Younis has made famous.
CaribbeanCricket.com 2009
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There will be less turn, ideally 'skidding' through so it is on the batsman earlier than he expected.
Cricket coaching, fitness and nutrition - Harrowdrive.com 2009
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Before either of us could react, Zane dive-bombed from the air and crashed into Ethan, sending both of them skidding backward.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
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Her out-of-work parents killed, their car pulverized by a skidding semi, all the family she had in the world.
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Before I can do much more than stare, he backhands me – little more than a slap for him – and I go skidding across the roof yet again, a handful of his spine thingies imbedded in my face and neck.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
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