when the lights are skewed

[alpacinou]

Hello.

When it rains, the lights on the streets appear to be stretched and skewed on the wet ground. I'm trying to find a nice way to express that. Maybe this painting will help you with what I mean:

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I like stretched and skewed. More:

quavered
quivvered
rippled

Let's see what other ideas people have.

 

[alpacinou]

I like stretched and skewed. More:

quavered
quivvered
rippled

Let's see what other ideas people have.

Okay, what about this?

It was a gray September afternoon. The rain was pelting. The cars lights stretched and skewed on the wet asphalt.

 

[emsr2d2]

Okay, what about this?

It was a gray September afternoon. The rain was pelting down. The cars' lights stretched and skewed on the wet asphalt.

See above.

 

[tedmc]

I like stretched and skewed. More:

quavered
quivvered
rippled

Let's see what other ideas people have.

There is only one 'v' in 'quivered'.

It is not the lights which quivered, but their reflections on the film of water on the road surface.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

There is only one 'v' in 'quivered'.

It is not the lights which quivered, but their reflections on the film of water on the road surface.

Now you tell me.

 

[alpacinou]

Now you tell me.

What do you think about this?

It was a gray September afternoon. The rain was pelting down. The reflection of cars' lights stretched and skewed on the wet asphalt.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

What do you think about this?

It was a gray September afternoon. The rain was pelting down. The reflections of headlights stretched and skewed on the wet asphalt.

I like it. It's an unusual use of skewed, but in a good way.