Synonym: brush, coast, glide, graze, sail, slide. Similar words: skim off, skimpy, akimbo, kimono, ski, skid, skip, skin. Meaning: [skɪm] 
n. 1. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid 2. reading or glancing through quickly. v. 1. travel on the surface of water 2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of 3. examine hastily 4. cause to skip over a surface 5. coat (a liquid) with a layer 6. remove from the surface 7. read superficially. adj. used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed.
n. 1. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid 2. reading or glancing through quickly. v. 1. travel on the surface of water 2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of 3. examine hastily 4. cause to skip over a surface 5. coat (a liquid) with a layer 6. remove from the surface 7. read superficially. adj. used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed. 
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1. It took me an hour to skim the book.
2. Skim the jam and let it cool.
3. Strain the sauce and skim away any fat that rises to the surface.
4. Remember to skim off the fat from the soup before you give it to our guests.
5. Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
6. After simmering the meat, skim the fat from the surface.
7. Just skim through the second section to save time.
8. It's important for you to skim through the text.
9. Strain the cooking liquid and skim off the fat.
10. I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.
11. I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here.
12. He tried to skim off the best players from the local school teams.
13. Skim the book in order to establish its relevance to your needs.
14. Skim off any scum.
15. Private companies should not be allowed to skim off profitable sectors of the postal service.
16. When stock is cold, skim fat from the top.
17. As the grey scum rises, skim it off.
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18. Then skim through your document for their telltale signs.
19. Skim off any scum, then add six black peppercorns.
20. You can also make chocolate milk with skim milk.
21. Small boys skim stones across the surface of the river.
22. Try and make the end of the boom skim the water.
23. The breezes seemed to skim off the water like stones.
24. Skim the froth off the top of the melted butter.
25. Then skim off the fat, pour the juices back into the roasting tin and bubble them up.
26. Rich Italian clubs such as AC Milan cannot simply skim off all of Europe's stars.
27. Laverne zips across the empty road, the airborne snakes skim along after him.
28. This probably would have been its only chance to skim the water surface for some six months.
29. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and skim all foam as it rises to the surface.
30. If vitamin D is added, the level is the same as for skim milk.
More similar words: skim off, skimpy, akimbo, kimono, ski, skid, skip, skin, skirt, skill, skipper, skillet, pigskin, riskily, skilful, outskirt, skilled, antiskid, skittish, skirmish, skipping, skillful, outskirts, unskilful, skinflint, miniskirt, skin and bones, skillfully, dyskinesia, skin disease.