skippable
4.7
Able to skip across water like a flat stone when thrown
- adjective
- /ˈskɪpəbl/
:
saltable
- A flat, round pebble is usually more skippable than a jagged one.
Examples
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He tested each rock to see if it was skippable before tossing it across the lake.
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The children searched for the most skippable stones along the riverbank.
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This stone is skippable across the pond.
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I found a skippable rock by the river.
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The children searched for the most skippable stones along the riverbank.
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A flat, round pebble is usually more skippable than a jagged one.
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He tested each rock to see if it was skippable before tossing it across the lake.
Surface Forms
skippable positive
Morphology
Etymology
Skippable comes from skip ('to jump' or 'bounce') and -able ('can be'). So a skippable stone is one that can 'skip' or bounce across the water, like when you 'skip' a stone or 'skip' with a rope.
