Definition of "skidding" [skidding]

• Present participle of skid. (verb)
• The motion of something that skids. (noun)

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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."
• "Ah, the fixed-gear world, where stopping is called "skidding," conformity is called "individualism," and scavenger hunts are called "races.""
• "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."