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Skimming

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something skimmed from a surface etc. countable, uncountable

    "aluminium skimmings"

  2. 2
    the act of brushing against while passing wordnet
  3. 3
    A motion or action that skims. countable, uncountable

    "I was forced, too, to wonder if my previous world-views had not been too pallid, too superficial, and altogether too 'rational' — mere skimmings or skatings on the surface of reality[…]"

  4. 4
    failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it wordnet
  5. 5
    The sport of skimboarding. uncountable
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  1. 6
    the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid wordnet
  2. 7
    Ellipsis of price skimming. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
  3. 8
    reading or glancing through quickly wordnet
  4. 9
    Ellipsis of cream skimming. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

    "What will be the unintended adverse effects of changes in payment? Will patient “skimming” lead to worse access for complex patients?"

  5. 10
    The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of skim form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From skim + -ing.

Etymology 2

From skim + -ing.

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