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How to pronounce “skim”
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Pronunciation guide for skim
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of skim with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Write Less but Say More
You skim. You might look at a headline.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce skim
How to Write Less but Say More
You skim. You might look at a headline.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “skim”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
- (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- To hasten along with superficial attention.
- To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
- (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.
- (intransitive) To ricochet.
- (transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.
- (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
- (transitive) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
- (transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
- To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
- (intransitive) To become coated over.
- [Adjective]
- (of milk) Having lowered fat content.
- [Noun]
- A cursory reading, skipping the details.
- (informal) Skim milk.
- The act of skimming.
- That which is skimmed off.
- Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
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