skimming

[ skim-ing ]

/ ˈskɪm ɪŋ /

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noun

Usually skimmings. floating matter that is removed from the surface of a liquid.

skimmings, Metallurgy. dross.

Slang. the practice of concealing gambling or other profits so as to avoid paying taxes, commissions, etc.: An audit of their cleaning business uncovered several years of skimming.

the practice of electronically appropriating account numbers or other confidential data for illegal use: A chip is embedded in the credit card to prevent skimming.

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Origin of skimming

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English skemmyng; see skim, -ing¹

Words nearby skimming

skimmed milk, skimmer, skimmerton, skimmia, skim milk, skimming, skimmings, skimobile, skim off, skimp, skimpy

How to use skimming in a sentence

Many shoppers are in the skimming mindset and are looking for fast, easily digestible information.
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That fast skimming, she says, can become a habit associated with reading on-screen.
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Imagine a drone skimming above the ocean waves, steered by scientists on a research ship in the distance.
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Skimming a plethora of responses on weed website forums, it appears that they seldom do.
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The Tropicana was a mobbed-up resort riddled with hidden ownership, casino skimming, and bad debt.
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Occasionally, I found myself skimming those italicized “Me and I” conversations.
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Previous generations of retirees were skimming off the top of a rapidly growing surplus.
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Then they would send their snow-snakes skimming over the hard crust of snow.
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He could shoot his arrows to the sky, and could send his snow-snakes skimming far beyond the rest.
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But these people are wholly on wires; laying their ears down, skimming away, pausing as though shot, and presto!
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Bowden was alone, in an armchair by the little lamp, skimming a paper while waiting for Mrs. Garford to return from her bedroom.
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Again the yacht swung out into the river, gathering headway quickly and skimming along, heeling very gently.
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