Synonyms for skimming

Most common

shaving · grazing · cream skimming

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Something skimmed from a surface etc.

Related words

Phrases

stone skimming cream skimming

Forms

Plural

skimmings → shavings, grazings…

Example sentences

• shaving Tom looked unkempt after not shaving for three days.
• grazing Nomadic peoples follow the water and grazing land.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

shaving², grazing²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shaving² = 2 syllables).