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Skimming

noun/skˈɪmɪŋ/
Definition
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
reading or glancing through quickly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skˈɪmɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/skˈɪmɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skˈɪmɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /skˈɪmɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
nounreading or glancing through quickly
nounfailure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
nounthe act of brushing against while passing
verbtravel on the surface of water
verbmove or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
verbexamine hastily
“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
verbcause to skip over a surface
“Skip a stone across the pond”
verbcoat (a liquid) with a layer
verbremove from the surface
“skim cream from the surface of milk”
verbread superficially
Word Forms
skimverbremove from the surface
grazeverbbreak the skin (of a body part) by scraping
shaveverbtouch the surface of lightly
skimnounreading or glancing through quickly
skimmingnounreading or glancing through quickly
skimmernouna cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
abschöpfen
der Vorgang des Entfernens von schwimmendem Material von der Oberfläche einer Flüssigkeit
🇫🇷French
écrémage
l'action d'enlever une matière flottante de la surface d'un liquide
🇪🇸Spanish
hojeando
el acto de eliminar material flotante de la superficie de un líquido
🇮🇹Italian
scrematura
l'atto di rimuovere materiale galleggiante dalla superficie di un liquido
🇳🇱Dutch
afromen
de handeling waarbij drijvend materiaal van het oppervlak van een vloeistof wordt verwijderd
🇵🇹Portuguese
deslizando
o ato de remover material flutuante da superfície de um líquido
🇷🇺Russian
скимминг
процесс удаления плавающего материала с поверхности жидкости
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्किमिंग
किसी तरल पदार्थ की सतह से तैरते हुए पदार्थ को हटाने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
স্কিমিং
একটি তরল পৃষ্ঠ থেকে ভাসমান উপাদান অপসারণের কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஸ்கிம்மிங்
ஒரு திரவத்தின் மேற்பரப்பில் இருந்து மிதக்கும் பொருளை அகற்றும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్కిమ్మింగ్
ద్రవ ఉపరితలం నుండి తేలియాడే పదార్థాన్ని తొలగించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
स्किमिंग
द्रवाच्या पृष्ठभागावरून तरंगणारी सामग्री काढून टाकण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્કિમિંગ
પ્રવાહીની સપાટી પરથી તરતી સામગ્રીને દૂર કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಕಿಮ್ಮಿಂಗ್
ದ್ರವದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಿಂದ ತೇಲುವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്കിമ്മിംഗ്
ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിൻ്റെ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഫ്ലോട്ടിംഗ് മെറ്റീരിയൽ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਕਿਮਿੰਗ
ਤਰਲ ਦੀ ਸਤਹ ਤੋਂ ਫਲੋਟਿੰਗ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
سکیمنگ
مائع کی سطح سے تیرتے ہوئے مواد کو ہٹانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
略读
从液体表面去除漂浮物质的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
スキミング
液体の表面から浮遊物質を除去する行為
🇰🇷Korean
스키밍
액체 표면에 떠 있는 물질을 제거하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lướt qua
hành động loại bỏ vật liệu nổi khỏi bề mặt chất lỏng
🇹🇭Thai
การอ่านผ่านๆ
การกำจัดวัสดุที่ลอยอยู่ออกจากพื้นผิวของของเหลว
🇮🇩Indonesian
peluncuran
tindakan menghilangkan bahan mengambang dari permukaan cairan
🇲🇾Malay
meluncur
perbuatan mengeluarkan bahan terapung dari permukaan cecair
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
القشط
عملية إزالة المواد العائمة من سطح السائل
🇮🇷Persian
نگاه سطحی
عمل حذف مواد شناور از سطح یک مایع
🇹🇷Turkish
gözden geçirme
yüzen malzemenin bir sıvının yüzeyinden çıkarılması eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
רפרוף
פעולת הסרת חומר צף מפני השטח של נוזל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'skimming'?
The primary meaning of 'skimming' is 'the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'skimming' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'skimming' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'skimming' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'skimming' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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