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View usage for: (skɪm) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense skims, present participle skimming, past tense, past participle skimmed1. verbIf you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water'ssurface. [V n + off/from] Skim off the fat. [V n with off] Synonyms: remove, separate, cream, take off More Synonyms of skim 2. verbIf something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it. ...seagulls skimming the waves. [VERB noun] The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay. [V + over/across] Synonyms: glide, fly, coast, plane More Synonyms of skim 3. verbIf you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly. He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully. [VERB noun] I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here. [VERB + through] Synonyms: scan, glance, run your eye over, thumb or leaf through More Synonyms of skim Phrasal verbs: See skim off (skɪm) verbWord forms: skims, skimming or skimmed1. (transitive) to remove floating material from the surface of (a liquid), as with a spoon to skim milk 2. to glide smoothly or lightly over (a surface) 3. (transitive) to throw (something) in a path over a surface, so as to bounce or ricochet to skim stones over water 4. (when intr, usually foll by through) to read (a book) in a superficial or cursory manner 5. to cover (a liquid) with a thin layer or (of liquid) to become coated in this way, as with ice, scum, etc noun6. the act or process of skimming 7. material skimmed off a liquid, esp off milk 8. the liquid left after skimming 9. any thin layer covering a surface Word origin C15 skimmen, probably from scumen to skim; see scum (skɪm) verb transitiveWord forms: skimmed or ˈskimming1. a. to clear (a liquid) of floating matter b. to remove (floating matter) from a liquid 2. to coat or cover with a thin layer a pond skimmed with ice 3. to look at hastily or carelessly; glance through (a book, etc.) without reading word for word 4. a. to glide or pass swiftly and lightly over b. to throw so as to cause to bounce or ricochet swiftly and lightly to skim a flat stone across a pond 5. Slang to refrain from reporting for tax purposes (a percentage of income, gambling gains, etc.) verb intransitive6. to move along swiftly and lightly over a surface, through space, etc.; glide; sail 7. to make a rapid or careless examination, as of a book usually with over or through 8. to become thinly coated, as with scum noun9. something that has been skimmed 11. a thin coating or film adjective12. that has been skimmed 13. designating or of a finishing coat of plaster skim coat Word origin ME skimen, prob. akin to scum Examples of 'skim' in a sentenceskim British English: skim VERB If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface. - American English: skim
- Brazilian Portuguese: desnatar
- Chinese: 撇去 >液体表面的浮物
- European Spanish: retirar
- French: enlever
- German: abschöpfen
- Italian: rimuovere dalla superficie
- Japanese: 取り除く
- Korean: > 걷어 내다수면에 뜬 것을
- European Portuguese: desnatar
- Latin American Spanish: retirar
Chinese translation of 'skim' vt to skim sth from or off sth [fat, cream] 从(從)某物上撇去某物 (cóng mǒuwù shang piēqù mǒuwù) - [ground, water, wave] (also skim over)
掠过(過) (lüèguò) - [book, article] (also skim through)
浏(瀏)览(覽) (liúlǎn)
Definition to remove floating material from the surface of (a liquid) Skim off the fat. Synonyms separatecream take off spoon off ladle off Definition to glide smoothly over (a surface) seagulls skimming over the waves Definition to read (a piece of writing) quickly and without taking in the details I only had time to skim over the script before I came here. Synonyms run your eye over thumb or leaf through phrasal verbSee skim something offAdditional synonymsI slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope. Synonyms cruise, sail, drift, taxi, glide, freewheelDefinition to move or throw swiftly and suddenly She darted away through the trees. Synonyms dash, run, race, shoot, fly, speed, spring, tear, rush, bound, flash, hurry, sprint, bolt, hasten, whizz, haste, flit, scootDefinition to move lightly or freely across a surface or through air or water barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks Synonyms glide, sail, drift, move gently, bob, coast, slide, be carried, slip along Additional synonymsDefinition to move through the air on wings or in an aircraft The bird flew away. Synonyms take wing, soar, glide, take to the air, wing, mount, sail, hover, flutter, flitDefinition to look quickly at something I picked up the book and glanced through it. Synonyms scan, browse, dip into, leaf through, flip through, thumb through, skim through, riffle through, run over or through, surf Definition to glide or skim The boats planed across the lake with the greatest of ease. Synonyms skim, sail, skate, glide, volplane Definition to move along smoothly We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor. Synonyms glide, sweep, float, shoot, fly, wing, soar, drift, skim, scud, skirr Definition to run before a gale heavy, rain-laden clouds scudding across the sky Synonyms fly, race, speed, shoot, blow, sail, skim |