skimming
Speech parts
1. skimming - Noun
2. skimming - Verb
Derived from skim
Meaning
of Skim
The act of one who skims.
That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth.
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A clearer broth is achieved by skimming the drops of fat off the top of the soup as it is cooking, first bringing the chicken to boil from a pot of cold water and discarding the water before continuing, or straining it through a strainer or cheesecloth.
Additionally, the beak, jaw, and neck anatomy are unlike those of any known skimming animal.
Aerobraking Apollo Command Module flying at a high angle of attack to aerobrake by skimming the atmosphere (artistic rendition) Aerobraking uses the atmosphere of the target planet to slow down.
A technician named Deborah Madden was accused of skimming drugs, raising broader questions about the lab’s ability to appropriately handle evidence in criminal cases.
After skimming through the documentation, we added calls to ScriptCacheGetHeightScriptGetFontPropertiesScriptGetFontAlternateGlyphsScriptSubstituteSingleGlyph.
Although skimming attacks remain the No. 1 ATM fraud concern in the United States, so-called "black box" attacks loom as a growing threat, with a resurgence already underway in Europe.