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skim-reading

skim-reading is the present participle and gerund of skim-read.

Meaning of skim-read

Verb

skim-read (third-person singular simple present skim-reads, present participle skim-reading, simple past and past participle skim-read)

  1. To read quickly, skipping some detail.
    Synonyms:
    skim

Questions about skim-reading

What is skim-reading the present participle and gerund of?
Skim-reading is the present participle and gerund of skim-read.

Words near skim-reading in the dictionary

  1. skim-coat
  2. skim-coated
  3. skim-coating
  4. skim-coats
  5. skim-read
  6. skim-reading
  7. skim-reads
  8. skimback
  9. skimbacks
  10. skimble-scamble
  11. skimble-skamble

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