skimming

English

Verb

skimming

1. Present participle of skim.

Noun

skimming (plural skimmings)

1. Something skimmed from a surface etc.

   aluminium skimmings

   sorghum syrup skimmings

2. A motion or action that skims.
   • Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

     I was forced, too, to wonder if my previous world-views had not been too pallid, too superficial, and altogether too 'rational' — mere skimmings or skatings on the surface of reality […]