skimming

Example Sentences

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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

“I’ll put down in a clearing in the woods, if I can,” the admiral said, frantically letting air out of the balloon until they were skimming the treetops.

From Literature

The Incorrigible children slid more gracefully off their mounts and began to sniff at the air, while the three smaller wolves ran in tight circles, whimpering and skimming their muzzles along the ground.

From Literature

When reading this advert, you would be forgiven for skimming over the words "first-steps", as a turn of phrase.

From BBC

He dodged left and right, then swooped low, skimming the water.

From Literature