skin
noun
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
was skinning
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past progressiveof skin.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Maybe it was skinning data off the map as a head fake, a way of lowering expectations Apple will then exceed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2012
I was skinning a hide and I dare not just put my work down.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
Three men-at-arms had escorted him into a wood near Horn Hill, where his father was skinning a deer.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
For instance, Laseron one day was skinning at one end of a seal and remained in perfect calm, while McLean, at the other extremity, was on the edge of a furious vortex.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
While he was skinning the moose I proceeded to ascertain what kind of fishes were to be found in the sluggish and muddy outlet.
From Canoeing in the wilderness by Thoreau, Henry David
