'skim' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'skim' with 4 example sentences.
- skim adjective
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: used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
- skim verb
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: travel on the surface of water
: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
: examine hastily
: cause to skip over a surface
: coat (a liquid) with a layer
: remove from the surface
: read superficially
- skim noun
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: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
: reading or glancing through quickly
I didn't have much time so I just skimmed through the article.
Two-percent milk tastes better than skim.
She skimmed through the register to see if her name was in it.
The dragonfly was skimming across the water.