skimming

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English

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Etymology

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From skim +‎ -ing.

Verb

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skimming

  1. present participle and gerund of skim

Noun

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skimming (countable and uncountable, plural skimmings)

  1. Something skimmed from a surface etc.
    aluminium skimmings
    sorghum syrup skimmings
  2. A motion or action that skims.
    • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
      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 []
  3. (uncountable) The sport of skimboarding.
  4. (uncountable, finance) Short for price skimming.
  5. (uncountable, economics) Short for cream skimming.
    • 2013, Bernard Lo, Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians, page 229:
      What will be the unintended adverse effects of changes in payment? Will patient “skimming” lead to worse access for complex patients?
  6. (crime) 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
    Coordinate terms: skimmer, shimmer, shimming

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