Words Like SKIM
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to SKIM.
    
    
    
        
            20 Alternative Words Similar to skim
   
            
               
            
            
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        4 examples of skim
           
        
    1
    
        to skim milk; to skim broth.
    
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        to skim cream
    
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        to skim a book or a newspaper
    
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        she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of skim
           
        
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        To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface
    
    
    
 
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        To take off by skimming.
    
    
    
 
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        To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
    
    
    
 
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        Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts.
    
    
    
 
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        To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
    
    
    
 
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        To hasten along with superficial attention.
    
    
    
 
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        To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
    
    
    
 
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        Contraction of skimming and skimmed.
    
    
    
 
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        a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
    
    
    
 
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        coat (a liquid) with a layer