"overskim" meaning in English

See overskim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overskims [present, singular, third-person], overskimming [participle, present], overskimmed [participle, past], overskimmed [past]
Etymology: over- + skim Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|skim}} over- + skim Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overskim (third-person singular simple present overskims, present participle overskimming, simple past and past participle overskimmed)
  1. (transitive) To skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overskim-en-verb-JGlzmuxg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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