Roll
Roll verb - To form into a round compact mass.
Skid
Skid verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Both words in one sentence
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This causes their bodies to skid and roll all over the floor.
Source: Blown Across the Room -
Once on the ground, the plane with roll along on bicycle-style landing gear before slowing down enough for it to lean over and skid along on a wingtip.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane - In one The Dick Van Dyke Show episode when his usually-shy brother performed songs while sleepwalking, one of his personas was the teen rock 'n roll singing sensation Skid Row.
Source: Anti-Love Song
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