skimmed

Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. glanced over quickly
adj. without cream

Phrases & Collocations

skimmed milk

skimmed the surface

skimmed milk powder

Example Sentences

a pond skimmed with ice

skimmed through the newspaper.

The skier skimmed across the snow.

he sat down and skimmed the report.

The swallows skimmed along the ground.

She skimmed the milk of its cream.

He skimmed little stones over a lake.

A bird skimmed low over the heather.

The puddles skimmed over during the cold night.

In the strong breeze the catamaran skimmed over the water, keeping abreast of the motorlaunch.

The little bird skimmed over the waves looking for food.

I've skimmed over the report but I haven't had time to look at it in detail.

Real-world Examples

If I'm being honest, I skimmed that part.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

The cook skimmed the fat from the soup.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Tess was in a dream as she skimmed.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

And it looks like he's gambling every chip he's ever skimmed.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Perhaps the Talbothays milk was not very well skimmed that afternoon.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

So I skimmed. I learned a thing or two.

Source: Billions Season 1

And that's when I realized you've been skimming.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

But before he did, I skimmed a little off the top.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

A few bats skimmed his nose now and again and scared him half to death.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

Now, really just skim the surface this time, ladies.

Source: Black Swan Selection

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