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To touch, nudge or scrape lightly in passing
“She felt his hand skim against her shoulder.”
To go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air
“They went so fast that they seemed to skim through the air, hardly touching the ground with their feet.”
To quickly browse or peruse reading material
“I strongly encourage you not to skim through the book, or pick and choose which exercises to perform.”
To take a brief or hurried look
“She let her eyes skim the page, not really reading it until she got to verse thirty-nine.”
To rebound off something wildly and seemingly randomly
“Projectiles that skim off the side of a wall at shallow angles can perhaps bounce and continue traveling along their path.”
To throw an object, especially to make it bounce off something
“Down at the water's edge, I taught my daughters to skim stones.”
To make a brief mention of
“Folklorists and anthropologists may skip over the details of the volcanological data and geologists and volcanologists may skim through the details of the legends and their analysis.”
To remove a layer of, especially of fat or cream
“Once boiling, skim off the fat and any scum from the surface.”
To move about or around quickly and randomly
To move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind
To dishonestly take something for one's own use
To look over or scrutinize, especially a wide area
To apply a surface or layer to something
To cut or remove the upper part of
To prepare a summary of something
To remove or take away (something) from (someone)
To detach or separate two items or objects from each other
Plural for an outer layer or covering
Plural for studying something carefully
Plural for a gentle or loving touch
Plural for a light and fleeting touch
Plural for the creamy or fatty part of milk
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