skipping

/ (ˈskɪpɪŋ) /

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Definition of skipping

noun

the act of jumping over a rope that is held and swung either by the person jumping or by two other people, as a game or for exercise

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Words nearby skipping

skip out, skippable, skipper, skippering, skippet, skipping, skipping-rope, skip straight, Skipton, skip-tooth saw, skip tracer

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How to use skipping in a sentence

Veteran player Wiig continued without skipping a beat, but the damage was done.
The Curious Little Shell That Restarted Jenny Slate’s Career|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Skipping work, pulling the kids out of school—all of these decisions have lasting consequences.
Apocalypse Now: Preppers Are Gearing Up for Ebola|Nina Strochlic|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of the most important accommodations are not line-skipping, nor expensive ADA-compliant building regulations.
Disney World Means Everything to a Special Needs Mom|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And an increasing number of women are skipping the hospital altogether.
Natural Childbirth Is Not a Cult|Brandy Zadrozny|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ignore the talk about purity tests, progressive cred, and skipping to a post-presidency status.
No One’s Going to Challenge Hillary Clinton|Robert Shrum|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So they went down again, he limping, she skipping almost like a girl, but with a division of thought which saddened both.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
But she had been skipping around the garden for several days before the doctor would allow the visit to the freight-car house.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
"I have good news for you, Bessie," said Mrs. Worthington as Bessie came skipping into the room from her play.
The value of a praying mother|Isabel C. Byrum
I see myself skipping gracefully over to the wash-basin, he said aloud.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
There was pap looking wild, and skipping around every which way and yelling about snakes.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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