what does skimming mean
Skimâ²mer, a utensil for skimming milk: a bird that skims the water; Skimâ²-milk, skimmed milk: milk from which the cream has been skimmed; Skimâ²ming, the act of taking off that which floats on the surface of a liquid, as cream: that which is taken off, scum.âadv. Skimâ²mingly, by skimming along the surface.