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skimmer

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. 1.A device that skims.
  2. 2.A person who skims.
  3. 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. 4.Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
  5. 5.A ballet flat shoe.

verb

  1. 1.To shimmer.
  2. 2.To move quickly, to flutter.

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