Looking for the meaning or definition of the word skim? That's all it means.
to go over something quickly
skim(noun)a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
"there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
skim, skimming(adj)reading or glancing through quickly
skim, skimmed(verb)used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
"yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"
plane, skim(verb)travel on the surface of water
skim over, skim(verb)move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down(verb)examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
skim, skip, skitter(verb)cause to skip over a surface
"Skip a stone across the pond"
skim(verb)coat (a liquid) with a layer
skim, skim off, cream off, cream(verb)remove from the surface
"skim cream from the surface of milk"
skim, skim over(verb)read superficially
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory mannerI'll just skim through a few styling magazines and see if something interesting catches my eye
to move or proceed smoothly and readilya lone hang glider skimming along just above the treetops
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passingher hand just barely skimmed the wall as she ran down the hallway
to strike and fly off at an anglethe rock just skimmed the surface of the water
to take a quick or hasty lookhe impatiently skimmed through the book, looking for the specific passage he remembered seeing
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