Sometimes he stopped and listened for sounds of pursuit, but there were none, only the skitterings of rats.
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Skittering
Synonyms for "skittering" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (9)
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16 entriesactuator flutterdartingdarting stepsflickering lightfragmented sequenceglittering specksjagged progressionquick scuttlingrapid scurryingrapid topic shiftscamperingscurryingscurrying gaitscuttling motionsensor jittershimmering reflection
Collocations
14 entriesabrupt skitteringerratic skitteringmouse skitteringrapid skitteringskittering footstepsskittering insectsskittering lightsskittering motionskittering movementskittering paceskittering reflectionsskittering shadowstiny skitteringunsteady skittering
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
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