SKIMMING Meaning of SKIMMING in English noun the act of one who skims. 2. skimming ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of skim. 3. skimming ·noun that which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth. Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012