skin
noun
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
has skinned
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present perfectof skin (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The company has skinned back plans for Google Fiber, which delivers rapid Internet service in 10 metro areas.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2017
The young Athabascan artist has skinned thousands of fish.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2015
The storm has skinned layers of film from city life, and in this little corner of New York, you could follow Midnight’s trot backward through decades.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2012
The foot slides on a reef, polished and black as obsidian, where the wind has skinned an exposed corner of road down to the dirt ice of early winter.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Rudyard Kipling
See how the iron has skinned my leg and taken off the fur, and I am in such pain.
From Wood Magic A Fable by Richard Jefferies
