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skimmings

skimmings is the plural of skimming.

Meaning of skimming

Noun

skimming (countable and uncountable, plural skimmings)

  1. Something skimmed from a surface etc.
    • aluminium skimmings
  2. A motion or action that skims.
    • 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[…]1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
  3. (uncountable) The sport of skimboarding.
  4. (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

Questions about skimmings

What is skimmings the plural of?
Skimmings is the plural of skimming.

Words near skimmings in the dictionary

  1. skimmilks
  2. skimming
  3. skimming off
  4. skimming through
  5. skimmingly
  6. skimmings
  7. skimmington
  8. skimmingtons
  9. skimmities
  10. skimmity
  11. skimmity-ride

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