ALL meanings of skimming
skim·ming
S s - noun skimming an act or instance of skimming. 1
- noun skimming something that is skimmed off. 1
- noun skimming a thin layer or film formed on the surface of something, especially a liquid, as the coagulated protein material formed on boiled milk. 1
- noun skimming a thin layer, as of mortar. 1
- noun skimming Slang. the amount taken or concealed by skimming. 1
- noun skimming skim milk. 1
- noun skimming Obsolete. scum. 1
- verb with object skimming to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk. 1
- verb with object skimming to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. 1
- verb with object skimming to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of water): The sailboat skimmed the lake. 1
- verb with object skimming to throw in a smooth, gliding path over or near a surface, or so as to bounce or ricochet along a surface: to skim a stone across the lake. 1
- verb with object skimming to read, study, consider, treat, etc., in a superficial or cursory manner. 1
- verb with object skimming to cover, as a liquid, with a thin film or layer: Ice skimmed the lake at night. 1
- verb with object skimming to take the best or most available parts or items from: Bargain hunters skimmed the flea markets early in the morning. 1
- verb with object skimming to take (the best or most available parts or items) from something: The real bargains had been skimmed by early shoppers. 1
- verb with object skimming Metallurgy. to remove (slag, scum, or dross) from the surface of molten metal. 1
- verb with object skimming Slang. to conceal a portion of (winnings, earnings, etc.) in order to avoid paying income taxes, commissions, or the like on the actual total revenue (sometimes followed by off): The casino skimmed two million a year. to take, remove, or appropriate for illegal use: to skim information from another's credit card. 1
- verb without object skimming to pass or glide lightly over or near a surface. 1
- verb without object skimming to read, study, consider, etc., something in a superficial or cursory way. 1
- verb without object skimming to become covered with a thin film or layer. 1
- verb without object skimming Slang. to conceal gambling or other profits so as to avoid paying taxes, etc.; practice skimming. 1
- noun skimming the act of not declaring income so as to avoid paying tax 0
- noun skimming anything that has been skimmed from a liquid 0