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The correct spelling is skim.
How to pronounce skim
/skɪm/
nounIPA: /skɪm/
Say it like: Ski-m
The correct spelling is skim. A cursory reading, skipping the details. For example: "I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."
Usage Examples
“I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.”
“to skim milk; to skim broth”
“to skim cream”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A cursory reading, skipping the details.
- 2.Skim milk.
- 3.The act of skimming.
- 4.That which is skimmed off.
- 5.Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
verb
- 1.To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
- 2.To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- 3.To hasten along with superficial attention.
- 4.To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
- 5.To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
adjective
- 1.(of milk) Having lowered fat content.
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