As verbs the difference between skimming and smoothing
is that
skimming is while
smoothing is .
As nouns the difference between skimming and smoothing
is that
skimming is something skimmed from a surface etc while
smoothing is the act by which something is made smooth.
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
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smoothing English
Verb
(head)
Noun
( en noun)
The act by which something is made smooth.
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