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'skim' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'skim' with 4 example sentences.


skim adjective

: used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

skim verb

: 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

: 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.
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