verb
- to remove something from the surface of a liquid
- to move lightly and quickly over a surface
- to read quickly to get the main ideas
noun
- a thin layer of something on a surface
Examples
- She skimmed the fat off the soup.
- The stone skimmed across the water.
- I skimmed the article before the meeting.
- He skimmed through the book to find the answer.
- The boat skimmed over the waves.
- There was a thin skim of ice on the pond.
- Skim the cream from the top of the milk.