When they did reach those ledges, Maggie seemed to understand the awkwardness of the situation quite as well as he; she went forward only an inch or two at a time; and if her hind-feet occasionally Skated a little, her fore-feet remained firm where she had planted them.
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
Hetty Skated excellently well-in days, be it understood, before the cutting of figures had been advanced to an art with rules and text-books.
"Hetty Wesley"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
I can work around a rink all right enough, but I never Skated in a race in my life.
"The Crimson Sweater"
Ralph Henry Barbour