"skidding" in the verb sense
1. skid
slide without control
"the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
2. skid
elevate onto skids
3. skid
apply a brake or skid to
4. skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
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