"Skewing" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Skewing (verb) means to (cause something to) distort or twist in a way that is not straight or normal, often in a way that is unfair or biased.
Example sentences:
- The artist's use of lighting created a skewed perspective on the cityscape.
- The movie skewed the facts to fit the filmmaker's agenda.
Noun: a skewing (an instance of something being distorted or biased)
Example sentence:
- The pollsters have criticized the survey's skewing towards a specific group.
To pierce or stab something, typically food, with a skewer so that it can be roasted or grilled, often sarcatically or unreliably.
Skewers are long, thin, pointed sticks or metal rods used for holding food, typically meat or vegetables, over a fire to grill or roast.
Another term for ski flying, it is a winter sport where athletes jump down a ramp similar to a small snow hill and use skis to launch themselves into the air. Ideally, they would leap as far as possible from the ramp, just like in acrobatic skydives, aiming for the greatest distance without crossing into ever more successful types, such as the short takeoff ramp requirements.