Skipping may refer to: * Skipping (gait), a rhythmic form of locomotion combining stepping and hopping * A game or form of exercise using a skipping rope *

Exon skipping In molecular biology, exon skipping is a form of RNA splicing used to cause cells to “skip” over faulty or misaligned sections (exons) of genetic code, leading to a truncated but still functional protein despite the genetic mutation. Mechanis ...

, in molecular biology *

Stone skipping Stone skipping and stone skimming are the arts of throwing a flat Rock (geology), stone across water in such a way (usually Sidearm (baseball), sidearm) that it bounces off the surface. "Skipping" counts the number of bounces; "skimming" measur ...

, throwing a stone so that it bounces off the surface of water * String skipping, a guitar-playing technique *

Snowmobile skipping Snowmobile skipping, snowmobile watercross, snowmobile skimming, water skipping or puddle jumping is a sport and/or exhibition where snowmobile racers Hydroplaning (tires), hydroplane their sleds across lakes or rivers. Basics Snowmobile watercro ...

, a sport where drivers hydroplane snowmobiles on lakes or rivers * British slang for

dumpster diving Dumpster diving (also totting, skipping, skip diving or skip salvage) is wikt:salvage, salvaging from large commercial, residential, industrial and construction containers for unwanted items discarded by their owners but deemed useful to the ...

* an episode of the television series ''Teletubbies'' * a song by the band Associates from their 1982 album '' Sulk'' *

Truancy Truancy is any intentional, unjustified, unauthorized, or illegal absence from compulsory education. It is a deliberate absence by a student's own free will and usually does not refer to legitimate excused absences, such as ones related to medic ...

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