skim
verb (used with object)
to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle.
has been skimming
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present perfect progressiveof skim (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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My advice is to not send money to any organization because if they have been operating in Haiti all this time, someone has been skimming off the top.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2010
Professor Laski, who has been skimming, swallow-like, from one European socialist conference to another, was also irresistibly attracted.
From Time Magazine Archive
