skimming

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of skim

plural skimmings

1. countableuncountableSomething skimmed from a surface etc.

   aluminium skimmings

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   sorghum syrup skimmings

2. countableuncountableA 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. uncountableThe sport of skimboarding.
4. abbreviationellipsisuncountablebusinessEllipsis of price skimming.
5. abbreviationellipsisuncountableeconomicsEllipsis of cream skimming.

   What will be the unintended adverse effects of changes in payment? Will patient “skimming” lead to worse access for complex patients?

   2013, Bernard Lo, Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians, page 229

6. countableuncountablecrimeThe 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