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skipping Meaning & Definition

What Does Skipping Mean?

Skipping is a verb that means present participle and gerund of skip. As a noun, it means The act by which something is skipped or omitted.

Quick Facts About Skipping

Part of speechverb, noun
Synonymsplay hookie
Pluralskippings

Skipping Definition (Verb)

  1. present participle and gerund of skip

Skipping as a Noun

  1. The act by which something is skipped or omitted.
  2. The game, activity, or exercise of jump rope.

Verb

  1. To move by hopping on alternate feet.

    She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other.

  2. To leap about lightly.
  3. To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.

    The rock will skip across the pond.

  4. To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.

    I bet I can skip this rock to the other side of the pond.

  5. To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).

    I will read most of the book, but skip the first chapter because the video covered it.

  6. To place an item in a skip.
  7. Not to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting).

    Yeah, I really should go to the quarterly meeting but I think I'm going to skip it.

  8. To leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner.

    a customer who skipped town without paying her hotel bill

  9. To leap lightly over.

    to skip the rope

  10. To jump rope.

    The girls were skipping in the playground.

  11. (crocheting) To pass by a stitch as if it were not there, continuing with the next stitch.

Synonyms of Skipping

Skipping synonyms and antonyms →

Skipping in a Sentence

She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other.

The rock will skip across the pond.

I bet I can skip this rock to the other side of the pond.

I will read most of the book, but skip the first chapter because the video covered it.

Yeah, I really should go to the quarterly meeting but I think I'm going to skip it.

a customer who skipped town without paying her hotel bill

to skip the rope

The girls were skipping in the playground.

Word Forms & Grammar

skipping

skipping (plural skippings)

Words That Rhyme With Skipping

Questions People Ask About Skipping

Is skipping a verb or a noun?

Skipping is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.

What is another word for skipping?

Close synonyms of skipping are play hookie. See the full list of skipping synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of skipping?

The plural of skipping is skippings.

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