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  • Is that why she was so skittish and nervous around me?
  • This is especially useful for skittish horses and pregnant mares.
  • But most Democrats who are on the ballot in competitive races this year skittishly avoid such stark imagery.
  • She is a skittish girl who doesn 't behave herself.
  • To find answers, Hsieh and Lauder turned to the basilisk lizard, a skittish tree-dwelling species found in Central America.
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  • The share price is likely to remain skittish until the situation clarifies. Times, Sunday Times
  • Even straight men, so often skittish and easily threatened, found his aw-shucks persona and mildly sarcastic, I'm-in-on-the-joke attitude congenial.
  • The horses slithered down the shallow bank and onto the glassy surface at a rapid trot, but the black was mistrustful of the insecure footing and jibbed skittishly.
  • Gillian Keith fizzed skittishly and effortlessly as Zerbinetta, an acidulous sop to Orla Boylan's munificent, creamy but variably toned Ariadne. The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida
  • Most of the goats cooperate with the necessary inconvenience of hoof trimming but some are skittish, squirmy, or agitated. Farm Journal: Harvesting, Husbandry, and Hoof Trimming
  • We managed to pat them a little bit, but they were pretty skittish.
  • UK government bonds rose as nerves about Europe's debt crisis sent skittish investors off in search of safe havens. Times, Sunday Times
  • Investors are skittish about the impact of an economic downturn.
  • The White House is so skittish about the word "shutdown" that it has been all but banished from its own lexicon. As clock ticks, tension rises over a federal shutdown
  • The horse was a young polo pony and a bit skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • Vocal tracks fare better, presenting skittish avant pop with goofy arrangements and nonsense lyrics.
  • the horse pranced around skittishly
  • But the coalition will have to work far harder to convince skittish investors of the wisdom of building reactors in the UK. Times, Sunday Times
  • He was very skittish, and had been used as a news horse, since he couldn't be used for actual battle.
  • ‘Aww, thanks, Viv,’ Fiona replied skittishly, ‘I hope Dom will feel the same way.’
  • The notion seems to be that the mere look, the urbanity, the smirking of blue staters appalls the skittish people of the heartland.
  • In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat,[sentence dictionary] the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.
  • Many are eager to use it when it reinforces their settled positions, but they become skittish when it moves into uncharted areas. Christianity Today
  • She took long breaks for costume changes and behaved skittishly, giving her backing singers a disproportionate amount of vocals. Whitney Houston
  • Editors skittish about that advice might consider that they've been presenting unauthenticated citizen content for many years in the form of ‘man on the street’ interviews.
  • Unsteady airflow and flexible airfoils are the province of bat flight, and given the skittish nature of the average air traveler, those features are not likely to cross over to commercial aircraft.
  • All of the regional actors now alter their calculus a bit, but none more obviously and skittishly than Karzai because he is really the one whose neck is in the noose. US Withdrawal from Iraq Looms Over Afghan War
  • Set in a bar, this is a series of flirtations, tiffs, relationships that make out or don't, full of vigorous, jazzy, skittish dances - though there are sags in interest.
  • Furthermore: you must know that when the second iron is thrown overboard, it thenceforth becomes a dangling, sharp-edged terror, skittishly curvetting about both boat and whale, entangling the lines, or cutting them, and making a prodigious sensation in all directions. Moby Dick; or the Whale
  • For one, getting capital from skittish investors proved a tough sell.
  • One emphasis of the workshop was on ways of reading animals to determine their biological proclivities towards skittishness.
  • There seems to be some puzzlement as to why liberals are skittish about the deficit commission.
  • UK government bonds rose as nerves about Europe's debt crisis sent skittish investors off in search of safe havens. Times, Sunday Times
  • If they are skittish they should arrange a visit with their family doctor or paediatrician.
  • Cassandra jumped skittishly as the door banged shut, suddenly dampening the sound of Randy's squabbling parents, leaving her in silence.
  • The candid, skittish drums and guitar spirals of the powerful ‘Overleaf’ are tethered to the guy rope of acoustic strum and would seem hindered were the guitar foundations linear rather than textural.
  • The horses began stamping the ground skittishly.
  • It goes back to the 05 Ashes I think; his fresh-faced schoolboy appearance and demeanour, skittishly, coltishly hopping around the crease in defence, against Warne in particular. The Guardian World News
  • Despite this week's skittishness, sentiment for the market is positive longer term, and technical indicators do not suggest the market is overbought.
  • The horse was a young polo pony and a bit skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • Many are eager to use it when it reinforces their settled positions, but they become skittish when it moves into uncharted areas. Christianity Today
  • Mottled ducks at least remain skittish around people and present some challenge.
  • Hiking in this vast, unspoiled wilderness is one of life's most invigorating experiences as crisp air fills your lungs, condors circle overhead and skittish guanaco check you out from across the grassy pampas. Donna Heiderstadt: The Joys of Wandering Off the Beaten Path
  • Rose looked at Kylie, who glanced around her skittishly, all the spark gone from her eyes. When Rose Wakes
  • In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.
  • Upon our approach, the roan whinnied and pranced a few steps, skittish.
  • Earlier in the week, Harvey cleverly addressed England's on and off love affair with Andy Murray in the poem "one of ours": if ever he's brattish or brutish or skittish he's Scottish but if he looks fittish and his form is hottish he's British John Lundberg: The Official and Unofficial (and Brilliant and Insane) Poetry of Wimbledon
  • Britain has been skittish in the extreme about abandoning pound sterling for the euro.
  • My horse is rather skittish, so I have to keep him away from traffic.
  • But the coalition will have to work far harder to convince skittish investors of the wisdom of building reactors in the UK. Times, Sunday Times
  • Earlier in the week, Harvey cleverly addressed England's on and off love affair with Andy Murray in the poem "one of ours": if ever he's brattish or brutish or skittish he's Scottish but if he looks fittish and his form is hottish he's British John Lundberg: The Official and Unofficial (and Brilliant and Insane) Poetry of Wimbledon
  • But the Rocket is a bit more skittish because it's so much lighter. Times, Sunday Times
  • Her hair was combed, she was clean, she wasn't skittish.
  • Only the rays were skittish, darting off as soon as we drew near.
  • And the closer the convention came, the more skittish residents grew.
  • This particular kind of death makes people skittish, thinking suicide either a shameful or unmentionable kind of death.
  • they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount
  • The meat also was a little unrelaxed, a little skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • At least one local merchant is skittish of the ladies.
  • Backstage, Trump has a case of nerves, skittishly pacing and shaking his legs to the beat. FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER
  • Ganatra brings a quiet, sensual intensity to her role in Chutney Popcorn, perfectly complementing Hennessy's skittish character.
  • People need to be a bit less skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • If you're that skittish about investing, you're probably better off in a high-interest savings account anyway.
  • People need to be a bit less skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • My horse is rather skittish, so I have to keep him away from traffic.
  • The horse was a young polo pony and a bit skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • Alison usually wasn't so skittish, but people around her didn't often fall prey to killers bent on revenge.
  • Investors are skittish about the impact of an economic downturn.
  • Inside her cluttered mind memories swam like a skittish school of fish.
  • No more skittish landings because of sluggish control columns.
  • I was also delighted by the way that Anna of Little Red Boat skittishly bent the concept towards her own ends.
  • The blaze-faced chestnut was sensitive to the change in mood and began acting up, breaking stride and dancing skittishly around a turn. Western Man
  • The recording industry has traditionally been skittish about allowing its content to be disseminated by anyone but licensed distributors.
  • Yes, but some ob de culled people gits mighty skittish ef dey tries to git em to vote dare ticket 'lection time, an' keeps dem at a proper distance wen de 'lection's ober. Iola Leroy, Or Shadows Uplifted.
  • It seems that it is adults who are skittish about abstinence, not kids: almost half of the parents interviewed believe it is embarrassing for teens to admit they are virgins, yet only a quarter of teenagers think so.
  • Skittish Americans are not the only ones worried about Chinese exports.
  • I'm not talking about the rear end being a bit skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • They are skittish and fearful of most people and talk to no one but each other.
  • You haven't drunk in a month - no wonder you're skittish.
  • She was positively skittish with the silver-haired charmer.
  • Vocal tracks fare better, presenting skittish pop with goofy arrangements and nonsense lyrics.
  • The moor was driegh, and Meg was skiegh, [dull, skittish] Robert Burns How To Know Him
  • But the Rocket is a bit more skittish because it's so much lighter. Times, Sunday Times
  • The horse was a young polo pony and a bit skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • This fancy-sickness -- for it appears to be nothing else -- naturally renders him somewhat capricious and fantastical, "unstaid and skittish in his motions"; and, but for the exquisite poetry which it inspires him to utter, would rather excite our mirth than enlist our sympathy. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England
  • ‘I'm Tohru, It's nice to meet you,’ she said, seeing that the boy was as skittish as a cat.
  • Cyclical stocks ended the year at the bottom of the barrel, illustrating the growing investor skittishness about the economy.
  • Many editors, of course, are skittish about the idea of unedited items going live on employee blogs.
  • And there emerged from the inner room a trim, lithe, almost boyishly slim figure attired in a bewitchingly skittish-looking garment consisting of knickerbockers and snug brassiere of king's blue satin messaline. Roast Beef, Medium
  • He has cast four relatively inexperienced actors who fatten up Reza's skinny and, at times, skittish characters.
  • Marilyn was a complete child, playful and skittish one moment, sulky and withdrawn the next.
  • I remember skittishly taking refuge in my own amused mother's lap the night before I moved far from home for my first real job. Fly Where I Can't Hold You
  • Vocal tracks fare better, presenting skittish avant pop with goofy arrangements and nonsense lyrics.
  • I was skittish, the smallest sound or touch freaked me out.
  • They can also make skittish neighbors more accepting of special-needs housing.
  • He will play a big innings at some stage but not until he stops being so skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • The horse was a young polo pony and a bit skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • Nothing about life on a farm is skittish or flighty.
  • Still, he was so skittish on the subject that she should have known he'd overreact. KISS AN ANGEL
  • I think they're generally skittish and ill-tempered animals.
  • A 6-foot ultralight spinning rig spooled with 6-pound-test monofilament is the ideal tool for catching skittish small-mouths in clear water -- conditions you're likely to encounter right now. How to Catch Post-Spawn Smallmouths
  • Also, the NSX felt skittish at high speed along poor surfaces, but that's not unusual for such a firmly sprung car.
  • Julie Worden and Charlton Boyd meet in a skittish duet, marked by sudden departures, near misses and unexpected evasive leaps.
  • And the horses got extremely skittish and we thought Lord, they must be attacking the brumbies and that's what this big pack is all about.
  • Markets remained skittish and nervous, always ready to believe the latest scare story or gloomy prognosis.
  • He was skittish, trying to please all his guests; yet his had a powerful presence, he had a definite leader quality… charisma.
  • I think the skittish ConservaDems are wrong on the substance and the politics, a little audacity is what Dems and the country need, but one raised eyebrow from David Broder and an interactive poll about socialism from al Foxeera is enough to send the likes of McCaskill and Webb heading for the hills and hiding under their moist-mattressed beds. Matthew Yglesias » Setback for Public Option Revival as Rockefeller Says No
  • Unemployment is still fairly high and consumer confidence remains skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • Unfortunately, her skittish energy didn't blend into the community's mosaic of emotion - she was called a showoff, too emotional, childish. Steven Denlinger: Microscope of Grief
  • Then he skittishly ducked beneath the counter so that when the barista had turned round from the coffee machine she would be greeted with the sight of no-one calling to her.
  • My horse is rather skittish, so I have to keep him away from traffic.
  • I think they're more skittish readers, where I found girls in general would be willing to try a lot of different things.
  • On a blazing day like Thursday they were positively skittish.
  • And with all six talented members of his band following skittish suit, the concert veered into outrageous campery.
  • Cyclical stocks ended the year at the bottom of the barrel, illustrating the growing investor skittishness about the economy.
  • In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.
  • Many are eager to use it when it reinforces their settled positions, but they become skittish when it moves into uncharted areas. Christianity Today
  • But skittishness about affirmative action does not begin to explain the degree of Schadenfreude on display over Raines's resignation.
  • I'm not talking about the rear end being a bit skittish. Times, Sunday Times
  • He was too skittish, so I made my voice carefully neutral.
  • Gillian Keith fizzed skittishly and effortlessly as Zerbinetta, an acidulous sop to Orla Boylan's munificent, creamy but variably toned Ariadne. The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida
  • The already skittish horse balked at the sudden change in direction, but Katherine fought with it impatiently.
  • The little lizards are everywhere, but they are skittish and can be difficult to approach.
  • Britain has been skittish in the extreme about abandoning pound sterling for the euro.
  • Still, he was so skittish on the subject that she should have known he'd overreact. KISS AN ANGEL
  • He approached the skittish animal once more and it backed away again, its rheumy red eyes wild with fear, until it was perched at the very lip of the precipice. Excerpt: Water, Stone, Heart by Will North
  • As a result, the film can seem a little skittish and unfocused. Times, Sunday Times
  • In a clearing past a grove of olive trees, a snowy white lamb stands skittishly behind its grazing mother.

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