- present participle of skin.
skinning
Example Sentences
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I don’t actually know what a Nappa is, but clearly Genesis is skinning the good kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Recurring themes are everywhere - Daizen Maeda skinning James Tavernier, Kyogo Furuhashi outfoxing Rangers defenders at one end and Cameron Carter-Vickers bringing authority at the other.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
I decided to relisten to the audiobook recently because my friend June Leaf reminded me about the skinning part.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
The vegan son of a butcher, this Dick Turpin, like the prince in “Holy Grail” who just wants to sing, is more interested in doing something big and creative than in skinning rabbits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
We’re similarly liable to pick up diseases from wild animals, such as the tularemia that hunters can get from skinning wild rabbits.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
