Definitions for skimming
Overview of noun skimming
The noun skimming has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) skimming
(the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid)
2. skim, skimming
(reading or glancing through quickly)
3. skimming
(failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it)
4. grazing, shaving, skimming
(the act of brushing against while passing)
Overview of verb skim
The verb skim has 7 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) plane, skim
(travel on the surface of water)
2. (1) skim over, skim
(move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of)
3. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down
(examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi")
4. skim, skip, skitter
(cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond")
5. skim
(coat (a liquid) with a layer)
6. skim, skim off, cream off, cream
(remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk")
7. skim, skim over
(read superficially)
