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Rareskimmer
The correct spelling is skimmer.
How to pronounce skimmer
noun
Say it like: Ski-mme-r
The correct spelling is skimmer. A device that skims.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A device that skims.
- 2.A person who skims.
- 3.Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- 4.Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
- 5.A ballet flat shoe.
verb
- 1.To shimmer.
- 2.To move quickly, to flutter.
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