how to pronounce skips

/ˈskɪps/

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skips is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of skips in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… your heart kind of skips a beat it …”

meanings of skips

noun:

Plural of skip.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skip.

skips frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word skips occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics skips can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that skips can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;