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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋskImIŋ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊskimiŋ 〕


Overview of noun skimming

The noun skimming has 4 senses


  • skimming -- (the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid)

  • skim, skimming -- (reading or glancing through quickly)

  • skimming -- (failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it)

  • grazing, shaving, skimming -- (the act of brushing against while passing)


Overview of verb skim

The verb skim has 7 senses


  • plane, skim -- (travel on the surface of water)

  • skim over, skim -- (move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of)

  • scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down -- (examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi")

  • skim, skip, skitter -- (cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond")

  • skim -- (coat (a liquid) with a layer)

  • skim, skim off, cream off, cream -- (remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk")

  • skim, skim over -- (read superficially)