skim
verb (used with object)
to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle.
have been skimming
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present perfect progressiveof skim.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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Four of the nation’s six CL-415 aircraft, commonly called super scoopers, have been skimming Lake Cascade on the fly to pick up water to drop on the fire.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
The obvious explanation is that wealthy Russians have been skimming off large sums and parking them abroad.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
Under the guise of maximizing shareholder value, executives have been skimming off much of the cream for, guess who?
From Forbes ● Dec. 22, 2011
I have been skimming and dipping, in and over them, like a swallow, and as pleased as one.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
I send you a trifling letter; but you have only to think that I have been skimming the superficies of my mind, and found it only froth.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
