skipping
skipping is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, skipping is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofskipping
- To move by hopping on alternate feet.
Example: "She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other."
- To leap about lightly.
- To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.
Example: "The rock will skip across the pond."
- To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.
Example: "I bet I can skip this rock to the other side of the pond."
- To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
Example: "I will read most of the book, but skip the first chapter because the video covered it."
- To place an item in a skip.
- Not to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting).
Example: "Yeah, I really should go to the quarterly meeting but I think I'm going to skip it."
- To leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner.
Example: "a customer who skipped town without paying her hotel bill"
- To leap lightly over.
Example: "to skip the rope"
- To jump rope.
Example: "The girls were skipping in the playground."
- (crocheting) To pass by a stitch as if it were not there, continuing with the next stitch.
- The act by which something is skipped or omitted.
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