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skimming (root: skim)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun skimming has 4 senses
- skimming(n = noun.act) Array - the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid; Array is a kind of remotion, removal
- skimming(n = noun.communication) skim - reading or glancing through quickly; Array is a kind of reading
- skimming(n = noun.act) Array - failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it; Array is a kind of larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving
- skimming(n = noun.act) grazing, shaving - the act of brushing against while passing; Array is a kind of touch, touching
Derived form verb skim6
Derived forms verb skim7, verb skim3
CIDE DICTIONARY
skimming, n.
- The act of one who skims. [1913 Webster]
- That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth. [1913 Webster]
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