Skim
verb
Move or glide over quickly or lightly.
She skimmed the stones across the water.
Often appears as...
- skim the surface
- skim through
verb
Look quickly but not very thoroughly through.
I just skimmed the newspaper, I didn't have time to read in detail.
Often appears as...
- skim a book
- skim a document
verb
Remove a substance from the surface of a liquid.
He skimmed the cream off the milk.
Often appears as...
- skim the fat
- skim the foam
Usage tips
Cooking
verb
Steal money or information in small amounts or subtly.
He skimmed money from the company's accounts for years.
Often appears as...
- skim from
- skim off
Usage tips
Legal
verb
Move or glide over quickly or lightly.
She skimmed the stones across the water.
Often appears as...
- skim the surface
- skim through
verb
Look quickly but not very thoroughly through.
I just skimmed the newspaper, I didn't have time to read in detail.
Often appears as...
- skim a book
- skim a document
verb
Remove a substance from the surface of a liquid.
He skimmed the cream off the milk.
Often appears as...
- skim the fat
- skim the foam
Usage tips
Cooking
verb
Steal money or information in small amounts or subtly.
He skimmed money from the company's accounts for years.
Often appears as...
- skim from
- skim off
Usage tips
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe a swift, light motion often across a surface.
The dancer skimmed across the stage effortlessly.
Pro Tip 2/2Barely Touch
When used, it implies something touching another thing very lightly.
The breeze skimmed her face softly.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe a swift, light motion often across a surface.
The dancer skimmed across the stage effortlessly.
Pro Tip 2/2Barely Touch
When used, it implies something touching another thing very lightly.
The breeze skimmed her face softly.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe a swift, light motion often across a surface.
The dancer skimmed across the stage effortlessly.
Pro Tip 2/2Barely Touch
When used, it implies something touching another thing very lightly.
The breeze skimmed her face softly.
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Video examples
Into the Ocean PIPE...
beach let's clean the beach up i've been wanting to do this with you all forever you're going to push this guy just slowly forward oh yeah he's rocking so it uses tank tracks and drives around the beach and it'll skim the top surface of the sand and it'll collect plastic and any type of debris that's on the
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Irwin Redlener: How to...
in a series of response planning. It was absolutely incredible. So premise one is we'd be destroying the world, and then premise two is, why don't we get prepared for it? So what we offered ourselves was a collection of things. I'm just going to go skim through a few things, just to jog your memories.
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The science of milk -...
the dairy industry has enlisted methods to step up production, enhance shelf life, and provide a variety of milk products. In the dairy, centrifugation machines spin milk at high speeds, forcing less dense fats to separate from the liquid and float up. After being skimmed off,
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These Men Love...
or no fat in it have you ever had cornflakes with skimmed milk it's awful topics we talk about when domain get together coarser Airport luggage carousels we started making notes whether they go clockwise or counterclockwise we don't like the
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Vegas Mafia PIPE National...
helped the mob run the skim one of his jobs became to put hundred-dollar bills in a lockbox drawer and set it on the back counter and it disappeared and an empty one showed up that was every day five days a week quality was at work and
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Catfish vs. Bat PIPE...
can make milk for her hungry baby he called puck now with the speed timing and artistry of an all-star football league receiver she skimmed she scores oh-ho let's see that again truth be told this mother path is even more artful
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Monsters of the Deep PIPE...
partner an algae colony in this symbiotic relationship the clam provides the algae with protection in exchange for skimming a little algae off the top for the midnight snack never one to pass up a free meal the giant clams also
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How to Write Less but...
perpetually distracted all because of the internet you skim you don't really read and you share stuff without even bothering to see what it actually means or what the story might say and if you think about it the deeper i
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Catfish vs. Bat PIPE...
she can make milk for her hungry baby called a pup now with the speed timing and artistry of an all-star football league receiver she skimmed she scores whoa let's see that again truth be told
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Bats Dodge Crocodile...
is water skimming the river's surface with their chests is refreshing but more importantly it collects water in the hairs
Video examples
Into the Ocean PIPE...
beach let's clean the beach up i've been wanting to do this with you all forever you're going to push this guy just slowly forward oh yeah he's rocking so it uses tank tracks and drives around the beach and it'll skim the top surface of the sand and it'll collect plastic and any type of debris that's on the
Video examples
Irwin Redlener: How to...
in a series of response planning. It was absolutely incredible. So premise one is we'd be destroying the world, and then premise two is, why don't we get prepared for it? So what we offered ourselves was a collection of things. I'm just going to go skim through a few things, just to jog your memories.
Video examples
The science of milk -...
the dairy industry has enlisted methods to step up production, enhance shelf life, and provide a variety of milk products. In the dairy, centrifugation machines spin milk at high speeds, forcing less dense fats to separate from the liquid and float up. After being skimmed off,
Video examples
These Men Love...
or no fat in it have you ever had cornflakes with skimmed milk it's awful topics we talk about when domain get together coarser Airport luggage carousels we started making notes whether they go clockwise or counterclockwise we don't like the
Video examples
Vegas Mafia PIPE National...
helped the mob run the skim one of his jobs became to put hundred-dollar bills in a lockbox drawer and set it on the back counter and it disappeared and an empty one showed up that was every day five days a week quality was at work and
Video examples
Catfish vs. Bat PIPE...
can make milk for her hungry baby he called puck now with the speed timing and artistry of an all-star football league receiver she skimmed she scores oh-ho let's see that again truth be told this mother path is even more artful
Video examples
Monsters of the Deep PIPE...
partner an algae colony in this symbiotic relationship the clam provides the algae with protection in exchange for skimming a little algae off the top for the midnight snack never one to pass up a free meal the giant clams also
Video examples
How to Write Less but...
perpetually distracted all because of the internet you skim you don't really read and you share stuff without even bothering to see what it actually means or what the story might say and if you think about it the deeper i
Video examples
Catfish vs. Bat PIPE...
she can make milk for her hungry baby called a pup now with the speed timing and artistry of an all-star football league receiver she skimmed she scores whoa let's see that again truth be told
Video examples
Bats Dodge Crocodile...
is water skimming the river's surface with their chests is refreshing but more importantly it collects water in the hairs
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Quote examples
Gillian Jacobs
American Actress
I am short, so even if there are things that I like, or like on other people, I have to be aware that sometimes that won't work on me because I'm not 5'10. It has to have a shape for my body; otherwise, I look like I am two inches tall. I have to wear things that skim my body more closely than a runway model would.
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James Buchan
British Novelist
At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call, skim it for their own reward and then lock the rest up in volatile, insecure and illiquid loans that at times they cannot redeem without public aid.
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Keri Smith
American Author
I find the experience of keeping a journal much more creative on paper than on a computer. When I write, I'm physically immersed in the world and slow down, whereas on screen, I use my senses in a less engaged way - and I skim more.
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Shirley Manson
Scottish Musician
People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I like talking about feelings, fears and memories, anguish and joy, and I find it in music.
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Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
I read the 'Kapoor & Sons' script in a half hour, forty five minutes. Not because I skimming through it... I read it like a book. By the end, I was blown away. I picked up the phone and said, 'This script is gold.
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Ryan North
Canadian Writer
Sometimes I feel like I must be hinting at this deep well of knowledge when, really, I just skim off the surface.
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Maryanne Wolf
American Educator
Skimming is fine for our emails, but it's not fine for some of the important forms of reading.
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Mark Schlereth
I'm a pretentious coffee snob, and I love Starbucks. Gotta have my skim latte.
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Rza
American Musician
With '8 Diagrams,' I just skimmed the surface of musical exploration.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.
Quote examples
Gillian Jacobs
American Actress
I am short, so even if there are things that I like, or like on other people, I have to be aware that sometimes that won't work on me because I'm not 5'10. It has to have a shape for my body; otherwise, I look like I am two inches tall. I have to wear things that skim my body more closely than a runway model would.
Quote examples
James Buchan
British Novelist
At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call, skim it for their own reward and then lock the rest up in volatile, insecure and illiquid loans that at times they cannot redeem without public aid.
Quote examples
Keri Smith
American Author
I find the experience of keeping a journal much more creative on paper than on a computer. When I write, I'm physically immersed in the world and slow down, whereas on screen, I use my senses in a less engaged way - and I skim more.
Quote examples
Shirley Manson
Scottish Musician
People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I like talking about feelings, fears and memories, anguish and joy, and I find it in music.
Quote examples
Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
I read the 'Kapoor & Sons' script in a half hour, forty five minutes. Not because I skimming through it... I read it like a book. By the end, I was blown away. I picked up the phone and said, 'This script is gold.
Quote examples
Ryan North
Canadian Writer
Sometimes I feel like I must be hinting at this deep well of knowledge when, really, I just skim off the surface.
Quote examples
Maryanne Wolf
American Educator
Skimming is fine for our emails, but it's not fine for some of the important forms of reading.
Quote examples
Mark Schlereth
I'm a pretentious coffee snob, and I love Starbucks. Gotta have my skim latte.
Quote examples
Rza
American Musician
With '8 Diagrams,' I just skimmed the surface of musical exploration.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk.
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