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Meanings of
skimming
in inglés
catalán
fregar
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The act of brushing against while passing.
grazing
shaving
catalán
fregar
Reading or glancing through quickly.
skim
Synonyms
Examples for "
grazing
"
grazing
shaving
Examples for "
grazing
"
1
However, the lack of
grazing
animals wasn't all good news for plants.
2
The changes would allow swift intervention to tackle fly
grazing
,
said ministers.
3
And those jerks
grazing
their stock on government property practically for free.
4
Booty
grazing
is essentially the same thing given a more industrial approach.
5
Animals in both studies were managed as one herd each
grazing
together.
1
For cover, it could actually be used as
shaving
talcum if necessary.
2
He was so young Harry wondered if he had started
shaving
yet.
3
A razor and some
shaving
things and new trousers, Hugo had said.
4
The
shaving
process was slow but in the end it was accomplished.
5
In the morning, the friendly oak tree dispensed breakfast and
shaving
equipment.
Reading technique.
skim reading
Usage of
skimming
in inglés
1
He'd been
skimming
text after text, but he read this one twice:
2
Allen said seas were still rough but
skimming
operations should resume soon.
3
At noon that day the galley was
skimming
the sea off Paestum.
4
Daylight found him in the buckboard,
skimming
the prairies for the station.
5
That
skimming
drive, six minutes from the end, smacked of the inevitable.
6
She read quickly, her eye
skimming
the obituary, personal, and social columns.
7
Next a marsh hawk in brown plumage comes
skimming
over the grass.
8
They boil it down and evaporate the water,
skimming
off the impurities.
9
Oliver took off his hat and sent it
skimming
to the couch.
10
The thought came and went like a dragonfly
skimming
the river's surface.
11
There's enough clearance for us to pass through without
skimming
the surface.
12
I have lunch and hate-skim a blog I've been
hate
-
skimming
for years.
13
She could see the shadows of his feet
skimming
across that line.
14
Keep the lid close, except when you are
skimming
off the fat.
15
She could almost feel his long, clever fingers
skimming
over her skin.
16
Three big boats were
skimming
down the harbour like great white sea-birds.
Other examples for "skimming"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
skimming
skim
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
skim over
skim the surface
skim low
skim money
skim devices
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Translations for
skimming
catalán
fregar
Skimming
through the time
Skimming
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common