WordStudyskim
To move quickly over a surface or read fast.
Meanings of «skim»
1 · verb
to move quickly and lightly over a surface
The flat stone skimmed across the lake before sinking.
2 · verb
to read something quickly without reading every word
He skimmed the newspaper while waiting for his coffee.
3 · verb
to remove the fat or cream from the top of a liquid
She skimmed the fat off the hot soup.
Similar: scoop offremove the top layer
Translation
Translations into 17 languages, audio and every meaning of «skim» — in the WordStudy app.
«skim» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt
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look at or read quickly
skimread quickly to get only the main ideaI only had time to skim the report.
