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present participle of skim.

Definitions

skimming

[skim-ing] / ˈskɪm ɪŋ /

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corruption n.
embezzlement n.
graft n.
villainousness n.

NOUN

corruption

Synonyms

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bribery crime exploitation extortion fraud graft malfeasance nepotism

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crookedness demoralization jobbery misrepresentation payoff payola racket shadiness shuffle squeeze unscrupulousness venality

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breach of trust bribing fiddling fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

WEAK

cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness

NOUN

embezzlement

Synonyms

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fraud larceny misappropriation misuse theft

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abstraction appropriation defalcation misapplication peculation pilferage thieving

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filching pilfering purloining

Antonyms

WEAK

compensation pay reimbursement return

NOUN

graft

Synonyms

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bribe corruption

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gain hat juice money pay payola peculation shake share squeeze thievery

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hush money money under the table

NOUN

villainousness

Synonyms

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bestiality bribery crime crookedness demoralization depravity exploitation extortion fraud graft immorality jobbery malfeasance misrepresentation nepotism payoff payola perversion racket shadiness shuffle squeeze turpitude unscrupulousness venality vice villainy wickedness

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breach of trust bribing fiddling flagitiousness fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

STRONG

justice virtue

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Ellis, a sweet guy not averse to skimming a little off the top when dealing with moneyed customers — it’s a summer getaway for the rich — takes an immediate shine to Annie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Cleanup teams are skimming and pumping oil from the tributary and deploying absorbent booms and pads to recover oil trapped along the creek bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

The shimmering and pellucid choreographic poem presents its central woman as if arriving on a breeze by way of skimming steps on pointe and ultimately exiting as breezily as she arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

But that is still only skimming the surface.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

Pax sped by again, scarcely skimming the ground, but it wasn’t celebration enough.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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