# skimming

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #28,726

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of skim

## Etymology
From skim + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **summing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-summing)
- **swimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-swimming)
- **skipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-skipping)
- **slamming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-slamming)
- **spamming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-spamming)
- **slimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-slimming)
- **skirting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-skirting)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skiing-vs-skimming)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ksimming`, `sikmming`, `skimimng`, `skiming`, `skimmign`, `skimmingg`, `skimminng`, `skimmnig`, `skkimming`, `skmiming`, `sskimming`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skimming