skimming
skimming · skimmings
стружка, опилка
Span
Something skimmed from a surface etcSomething skimmed from a surface etc.
US/skˈɪmɪŋ/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Something skimmed from a surface etc.
aluminium skimmings
sorghum syrup skimmings
(countable, uncountable)A motion or action that skims.
(uncountable)The sport of skimboarding.
(countable, uncountable)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
More definitions
- failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
- the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
- reading or glancing through quickly
- the act of brushing against while passing
Origin
From skim + -ing.From skim + -ing.
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Forms
plural: skimmingsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelatedskim
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable