English dictionary
skim
adjectivePronunciation
skɪm
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
noun
- reading or glancing through quickly
noun
- a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
verb
- read superficially
verb
- move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
verb
- remove from the surface
verb
- coat (a liquid) with a layer
verb
- cause to skip over a surface
verb
- travel on the surface of water
verb
- examine hastily
Example sentences
yogurt made with skim milk
she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter
there was a thin skim of oil on the water
skim cream from the surface of milk
Skip a stone across the pond
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi