skin
noun
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
are skinning
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present progressiveof skin.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The corporations are skinning us every which way.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2014
"Those boys out there think this is some new religious rite and that you are skinning the dog alive to eat him!"
From The Ragged Edge by Harold MacGrath
