Definitions for SKIMMING
ˈskɪm ɪŋskim·ming

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skimmingnoun

   the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid

2. skim, skimmingnoun

   reading or glancing through quickly

3. skimmingnoun

   failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it

4. grazing, shaving, skimmingnoun

   the act of brushing against while passing

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. skimmingnoun

   Something skimmed from a surface etc.

2. skimmingnoun

   A motion or action that skims.

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1. skimming

   Skimming is the process of quickly examining or reviewing material to understand the main ideas or overview, without going into detailed comprehension. It can also refer to the method of removing or collecting a substance from the surface of a liquid. In a financial context, skimming may refer to the illegal act of intercepting or stealing credit card information.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skimming

   of Skim

2. Skimmingnoun

   the act of one who skims

3. Skimmingnoun

   that which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth

Matched Categories

1. • Larceny
   • Reading
   • Removal
   • Touch

How to pronounce SKIMMING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SKIMMING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SKIMMING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SKIMMING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of SKIMMING in a Sentence

1. Arthur Balfour:

   He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming.

2. Kosuke Shiramizu:

   We have too many middlemen skimming off, getting rid of those middlemen is the shortest cut to cost savings.

3. Professor Parker-Pearson:

   We don't make that many fantastic discoveries in a lifetime of archeology but this is certainly one them, this is the first time we've found empirical evidence of how they moved the stones. There have been all sorts of ideas from rolling them in a strange cart-like construction to skimming them across the ice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SKIMMING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Skimming
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SKIMMING