2syllables
skewing
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Definitions ofskewing
1verb
- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- To bias or distort in a particular direction.
Example: "A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."
- To hurl or throw.
- To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
- To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
- To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
1noun
- The act of making something skewed; an alteration in a particular direction.
Example: "unfair skewings of the evidence"
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