skimming

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of reading a text quickly to gain a general understanding of the content without delving into every detail.

  - "She skimmed the article before the lecture to familiarize herself with the topic."
  - "The student skimmed through the textbook to find the information he needed for the test."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with skimming
crime , time , prime

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Variants

List of all variants of skimming that leads to same result
skimming , skimmings , skim , skimmed , skims , skim off , skimmed off , skimming off , skims off

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'skimming' originated from the Old English word 'scymmian' which means 'to scrape' or 'to skim the surface of'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the act of quickly scanning or reading the surface of a text.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the average reading speed for a college student is around 250-300 words per minute? Skimming can help increase this speed and improve comprehension.

2. The Guinness World Record for the fastest reading speed belongs to Anja Taylor, who read 80,000 words in 8 hours and 58 minutes.

3. Skimming is not just limited to text. It can also be used to quickly assess the content of images, videos, and audio recordings.

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Related Concepts

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1. Scanning: Similar to skimming, scanning involves reading a text quickly to locate specific information. However, scanning is more focused and deliberate than skimming, as the reader has a clear idea of what they are looking for.

2. Speed Reading: Speed reading is a technique used to read texts quickly and efficiently by using strategies such as skimming, chunking, and regressive reading. Skimming is a key component of speed reading, as it helps readers quickly identify the main ideas and key information in a text.

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Culture

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Skimming has been a popular technique used in various fields such as education, research, and journalism. In education, students are encouraged to skim texts to improve their reading speed and comprehension. In research, researchers use skimming to quickly identify relevant information. In journalism, journalists use skimming to quickly assess the news value of a story.

How to Memorize "skimming"

1. visualize
   

   - To visualize skimming, imagine yourself quickly scanning a text, your eyes moving from one line to the next, taking in the main ideas and key information.

2. associate
   

   - To associate skimming with a memorable image, think of a skimmer as a fisherman, quickly scanning the surface of the water for fish, rather than delving deep into the water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - To use mnemonics to memorize skimming, try creating an acronym such as S-K-I-M-M-I-N-G, where each letter stands for a step in the skimming process: Survey, Keywords, Ideas, Meaning, Main Ideas, Infer, and Necessary Details.

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