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skipping |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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
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