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Skimming vs Scheming - What's the difference?

skimming | scheming |

As verbs the difference between skimming and scheming

is that skimming is present participle of lang=en while scheming is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun skimming

is something skimmed from a surface etc.

As an adjective scheming is

tending to scheme.

skimming

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something skimmed from a surface etc.
    • aluminium skimmings
    sorghum syrup skimmings
  • A motion or action that skims.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • I was forced, too, to wonder if my previous world-views had not been too pallid, too superficial, and altogether too 'rational' — mere skimmings or skatings on the surface of reality

    scheming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (pejorative) Tending to .