skimming
English Thesaurus
1. the act of brushing against while passing (noun.act)
2. failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it (noun.act)
3. the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid (noun.act)
4. reading or glancing through quickly (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | reading, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message (noun.cognition) |
5. the act of brushing against while passing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | touch the surface of lightly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | graze, |
| definition | : | break the skin (of a body part) by scraping (verb.contact) |
6. the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid (noun.act)
7. reading or glancing through quickly (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim, |
| definition | : | examine hastily (verb.perception) |
8. the act of brushing against while passing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | shave, |
| definition | : | touch the surface of lightly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | graze, |
| definition | : | break the skin (of a body part) by scraping (verb.contact) |
9. the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid (noun.act)
10. reading or glancing through quickly (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim, |
| definition | : | examine hastily (verb.perception) |
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