I skittered backward, holding my own breath to keep from being sliced in half.

He stood, chair skittering backward on the metal floor.

They rose, to the sound of chairs skittering rapidly backward, and stood at full attention as if ready for review.

But he skittered backward and Anna made it safely up.

She skittered backward toward the door, lunged into the sewing machine table again, and knocked it over.

Regis was quicker than he looked, though, and he skittered backward.

Tach, skittering backward, lost his footing on the slick floor and went down.

She saw the sharp fangs, and skittered backward before his teeth could close on her flesh.

It was too late to help Joseph, who took a shot square in the chest and went skittering backward.

He skittered backward on his hands and knees, then turned and lunged for the far end of the porch.