Definition of Skipping. Meaning of Skipping. Synonyms of Skipping

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Definition of Skipping

Skipping
Skip Skip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Skipping.] [OE. skippen, of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. skopa run, skoppa to spin like a top, OSw. & dial. Sw. skimmpa to run, skimpa, skompa, to hop, skip; or Ir. sgiob to snatch, Gael. sgiab to start or move suddenly, to snatch, W. ysgipio to snatch.] 1. To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit. The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? --Pope. So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and frisking fantastically. --Hawthorne. 2. Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking, or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; -- often followed by over.

Meaning of Skipping from wikipedia

- Look up skipping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skipping may refer to: Skipping (gait), a rhythmic form of locomotion combining stepping and hopping...
- skipping in the early 17th century. The activity was considered indecent for girls due to concerns of them showing their ankles. Girls began skipping...
- Look up skip, skips, skipped, or skipping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skip or Skips may refer to: SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol...
- children skipping s**** on the beach. In England, a 1583 text calls it "Ducks and Drakes". An early explanation of the physics of stone-skipping was provided...
- Skipping is a rhythmic form of bipedal locomotion that combines the step and hop. Skipping can be performed bilaterally (alternating lead foot) or unilaterally...
- grade skipping. Grade acceleration is easiest to implement through an early start to school by either entering pre-kindergarten a year early or skipping pre-kindergarten...
- Boris Johnson. "Skipping Sikh awarded MBE for inspiring exercise videos". BBC News. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-12-16. "'I'm nothing': Skipping Sikh's modesty...
- A skipping rhyme (occasionally skipping-rope rhyme or jump-rope rhyme), is a rhyme chanted by children while skipping. Such rhymes have been recorded...
- In molecular biology, exon skipping is a form of RNA splicing used to cause cells to “skip” over faulty or misaligned sections (exons) of genetic code...
- Snowmobile skipping, snowmobile watercross, snowmobile skimming, water skipping or puddle jumping is a sport and/or exhibition where snowmobile racers...