B2verbeducationfood
US/skɪm/
UK/skɪm/
to read quickly for the main points; or to take fat or foam off the top of a liquid
In context
I only had time to skim the report before the meeting.
Skim the fat off the soup before you serve it.
The stone skimmed across the surface of the lake.
Words that go with skim
verb + preposition
- skim throughShe skimmed through the menu and ordered the first dish.
- skim overThe report skims over the problems in rural schools.
verb + noun
- skim the surfaceThis short course only skims the surface of economics.
- skim the textSkim the text once to find the main idea.
verb + adverb
- skim offSkim off the foam as the broth boils.
adverb + verb
- quickly skimQuickly skim the article first, then read it carefully.