verb
- past tense of skim; removed from the surface of a liquid
- past tense of skim; read quickly without careful attention to details
- past tense of skim; moved lightly and quickly over a surface
adjective
- having had fat or cream removed
Usage: commonly used with milk
Examples
- She skimmed the foam off the soup.
- He skimmed through the newspaper during breakfast.
- The stone skimmed across the water’s surface.
- I only buy skimmed milk for my cereal.
- The student skimmed the chapter before the test.
- The boat skimmed over the calm lake.
- Skimmed milk has fewer calories than whole milk.