skimming vs thieving

skimming and thieving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skimming	Yes	No	No	No
thieving	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, thieving is a hypernym of skimming; that is, thieving is a word with a broader meaning than skimming:

Other hypernyms of skimming include larceny, stealing, theft, thievery.

skimming (noun)	thieving (noun)
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
the act of brushing against while passing
reading or glancing through quickly

skimming (adjective)	thieving (adjective)
	given to thievery