skate around

verb

Synonym of skate over.

“She'd skated around the social circle for years.”

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skate over
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Meanings

verbskate around (third-person singular simple present skates around, present participle skating around, simple past and past participle skated around)

present singular third person skates around · participle present skating around · participle past skated around · past skated around

  1. Synonym of skate over.

    Synonyms: skate over

  2. idiomaticTo be involved in various regions or parts of.

    She'd skated around the social circle for years.

  3. idiomaticTo avoid a barrier or potential problem.

    He skated around the police during his time as a drug dealer.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of skate over.

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skate over
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skate over
Cite this entry
APA

skate around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20around

MLA

“skate around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skate around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20around.

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