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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
skimming
n 1: the act of removing floating material from the surface of a
liquid
2: reading or glancing through quickly [syn: skim, skimming]
3: failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on
it
4: the act of brushing against while passing [syn: grazing,
shaving, skimming]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Skim \Skim\ (sk[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skimmed (sk[i^]md);
p. pr. & vb. n. Skimming.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken.
[root]158. See Scum.]
1. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or
lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just
beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.
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2. To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
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3. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to
glide swiftly along the surface of.
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Homer describes Mercury as flinging himself from the
top of Olympus, and skimming the surface of the
ocean. --Hazlitt.
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4. Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in
order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim
a book or a newspaper.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Skimming \Skim"ming\, n.
1. The act of one who skims.
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2. That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; --
chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth.
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Common Misspellings > |
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