Skidding

//ˈskɪdɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The motion of something that skids. countable, uncountable

    "When an automobile, for instance, traveled that road, it was with many skiddings in the sand on the turns, which it must take circumspectly if the driver did not care for the rocky, uneven floor of the desert itself."

  2. 2
    The logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of skid form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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skidwheelslide

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"The skidding caused a cloud of smoke."

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