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Word: Skim
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the sense ‘remove scum from (a liquid)’): back-formation from skimmer, or from Old French escumer, from escume ‘scum, foam’
skɪm
remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid
Short Definition:remove substance from surface of liquid
Examples:- as the scum rises, skim it off
go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air
Short Definition:go or move quickly and lightly over or on surface or through air
Examples:- he let his fingers skim across her shoulders
read (something) quickly so as to note only the important points
Short Definition:read something quickly so as to note only important points
Examples:- he skimmed the report
- she skimmed through the newspaper
Word: Skim
Speech Type: Noun
skɪm
a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid
Short Definition:thin layer of substance on surface of liquid
Examples:- a skim of ice
an act of reading something quickly or superficially
Short Definition:act of reading something quickly or superficially
Examples:- a quick skim through the pamphlet
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