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Bookmark or Share- SKIM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comto take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk. to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of water): The sailboat skimmed the lake.
- Skim Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance. skim boiling syrup. b. : to remove (a film, a layer of scum, etc.) from the surface of a liquid. c. : to remove cream from by skimming. d. : to remove the best or most easily obtainable contents from. 2. : to read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly.
- skim verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...[intransitive, transitive, no passive] to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or only touching it occasionally; to make something do this. skim along/over, etc. something We watched the birds skimming over the lake. We skimmed across the water in a small sailing boat. (figurative) His eyes skimmed over her face.
- SKIMMED Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...Synonyms for SKIMMED: flipped, thumbed, scanned, leafed, riffled, glanced (at), dipped, browsed; Antonyms of SKIMMED: studied, pored (over), struggled, stumbled, floundered, trudged, shuffled, limped.
- SKIM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail: I've only skimmed (through/over) his letter; I haven't read it carefully yet. We've only skimmed the surface of (= considered a small part of) the problem. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. skim verb (REMOVE)
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