skid
noun
a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
skidding
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present participleof skid.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And as “Blow Out” reminds us, all it takes to be pulled into this vicious riptide is the squeal of a shot-out tire skidding against the asphalt.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
And the Nasdaq composite was skidding lower, with artificial-intelligence stocks having another tough day on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
As UBS analyst Robin Farley has pointed out, in her Neutral-rating notes, the KKR deal will only prove wise if the motorcycle maker can turn around its skidding sales.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
"It was hands and knees stuff and skidding down on your bum through water," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Behind the peach, skidding about all over the place in the peach juice, came the Mayor’s limousine, and behind the Mayor’s limousine came about twenty other limousines carrying all the important people of the City.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
