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Meaning of "skippering" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKIPPERING

Of unknown origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SKIPPERING

ˈskɪpərɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIPPERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skippering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKIPPERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skippering in the English dictionary

The definition of skippering in the dictionary is the practice of sleeping rough.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKIPPERING

bearing · catering · considering · covering · during · engineering · gathering · hearing · manufacturing · monitoring · offering · poppering · sandpapering · simpering · tampering · tapering · tempering · wearing · whimpering · whispering

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIPPERING

skip · skip distance · skip it! · skip off · skip rope · skip tracer · skip zone · skip-tooth saw · skipjack · skipjack tuna · skiplane · skippable · skipped · skipper · skippet · skipping · skipping-rope · skippingly · skippy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIPPERING

bring · civil engineering · electrical engineering · empowering · fingering · flattering · flowering · hovering · lettering · lowering · mechanical engineering · ordering · pioneering · power steering · recovering · rendering · steering · suffering · wandering · watering · wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of skippering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skippering» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SKIPPERING

Find out the translation of skippering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of skippering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skippering» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

skippering
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

skippering
570 millions of speakers
en

English

skippering
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

skippering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

skippering
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

skippering
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

skippering
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

skippering
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

skipper
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Skippering
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

skippering
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

skippering
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

skippering
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Skippering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skippering
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

skippering
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कप्तान
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

skippering
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

skipper
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

skippering
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

skippering
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

skippering
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skippering
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skippering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skippering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skippe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skippering

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIPPERING»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of skippering
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skippering

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIPPERING»

Discover the use of skippering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skippering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Day Skipper: Skippering with Confidence Right ...
Navigation & seamanship.
Tom Cunliffe, 2009
2
Reeds Superyacht Manual: Published in Association with ...
The essential skills of skippering, like management skills in any other field, are difficult to pin down; they come naturally to some, and must be learnt by others. The skipper is concerned with the vessel and the crew. He must monitor both, ...
James Clarke, 2013
3
Effective Skippering: A Comprehensive Guide to Yacht Mastery
Almost everything you need to know to take command of a modern cruising yacht. Woodenboat
John Myatt, 1992
4
Braving Troubled Waters: Sea Change in a Dutch Fishing Community
Skippering. Entrepreneurs. To sum up, following the severe compliance problems of the 1980s and the lack of legitimacy of the extant fisheries management regimes, the Dutch state created incentives and coercive measures in order to ...
Rob van Ginkel, 2009
5
Skipper's Practical Handbook
Skippering. Style. A. s skipper, best practice requires that you ensure the following at all times: • make sure you are always in control • make sure all crew members are kept busy • make sure all crew members are clear about what everyone is ...
Richard Crooks, 2007
6
Adventures in the Trade Wind
skippering the boat and catering to charterers became another part of the job description. In fact, for most years charter skippering was in reality, after basic boat maintenance, his main job. Skippering is not a job for just anyone who can run a ...
Richard Dey, 2009
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MotorBoating
Walt Swindemann, Toledo, Ohio, twice International Champion with No. 800Yankee Doodle; Ed Overton, Fairhope, Alabama, Sugar Bowl Champ, with No. 2l89-Volanta; Magnus Pedersen, Nyack, N. Y., Atlantic Coast Champ skippering No.
8
MotorBoating
Second and third for Class C were respectively Roy Love skippering Careless Love and Kai Svenson aboard Noel. Light to moderate winds prevailed. APBA HONORS WYNNE Jim Wynne, racingr driver. marine designer and consulting ...
9
Yachting
Bus had just won the America's Cup that year (1967), skippering Intrepid against Dame Pattie. He had also won in 1962, skippering Weatherly against Gretel. John was so excited when Bus handed him his silver cup, and when he asked John ...
10
The Justice Thrillogy: The Complete Series
“That would be exciting,” she said, “but what do you know about driving a boat?” “ Well, first of all,” Brown laughed, “It's not driving a boat, it's skippering and besides the skipper comes with it.” “Skippering, is it? You just made that up, but let's ...
JOHN NOONAN, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIPPERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skippering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cricket: Nathan is having a ball skippering Ashcombe
The club have finished in sixth place in each of the past two seasons, but skipper Ball insists they can break new ground by achieving Premier Division status, ... «Leek Post & Times, Jul 15»
2
Sunderland return for Cliff Byrne as former Scunthorpe United …
Cliff Byrne holds aloft the play-off trophy at Wembley in 2009 after skippering Scunthorpe United to victory. The former defender is to return to Sunderland as a ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Driven and relentless, Abu Dhabi skipper Ian Walker reaches the …
Ian Walker has the perfect sailing face. Even when he has not just been skippering a path through 5,000 miles of the roughest oceans, when he has emerged ... «The National, Jun 15»
4
Man, 70, jailed for skippering £200m cocaine plot yacht
A 70-year-old man who skippered a yacht across the Atlantic in a calamity-riddled £200m cocaine smuggling operation has been jailed for 10 years. «BBC News, Apr 15»
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Scottish sailor chosen as skipper for famous Clipper Round the …
He said: “Skippering an ocean racing yacht in the Clipper Race is a dream of mine. I feel the challenge of building a team, taking on 'Mother Nature' and ... «Scotland Now, Mar 15»
6
Jordan Henderson's record when skippering Liverpool is phenomenal
his work-rate, consistency, desire and an increasingly improving end product make him a superb vice-captain currently, and potentially a superb full-time skipper ... «The Empire of The Kop - a blog about Liverpool F.C., Mar 15»
7
Skippering Team NZ 'a dream' for Burling
Speaking to the Bay of Plenty Times this week on the eve of yesterday's announcement, Burling said skippering Team New Zealand had always been "a dream". «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»
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Skippering the most successful yacht in Sydney Hobart race history
Australian Mark Richards skippers the Reichel/Pugh 100-ft Wild Oats XI, the most successful yacht in the history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Dec 14»
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Capsized fisherman failed to wear life jacket
NOT WEARING LIFE JACKET: Nicholas Brett Eklund, 36, died iwhen the fishing vessel he was skippering capsized while attempting to cross the Greymouth Bar. «Stuff.co.nz, Sep 14»
10
Turner: Skippering Wokingham CC "is an honour"
Although unable to bowl out hosts and opponents Datchet on Saturday Turner, who replaced Ryan Pogson as skipper during the close season, felt the ... «Reading Post, Jun 14»
REFERENCE
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