"skim" meaning in English

See skim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /skɪm/ Forms: skim [canonical], skims [third-person, singular], skimmed [past], skimmed [past, participle], skimming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|skim|m}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you skim something, you move quickly and lightly near the surface. Synonyms: glide
    Sense id: simple-skim-en-verb-Qpyy4JeC
  2. If you skim something, you remove a substance from the surface of a liquid.
    Sense id: simple-skim-en-verb-rmAL4ocB
     
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    },
    {
      "form": "skimmed",
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      ]
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Seabirds usually skim the surface of the sea for food."
        },
        {}
      ],
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        "If you skim something, you move quickly and lightly near the surface."
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "glide"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You must skim off the foam from the surface of the soup for it to be clear."
        },
        {}
      ],
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        "If you skim something, you remove a substance from the surface of a liquid."
      ],
      "id": "simple-skim-en-verb-rmAL4ocB"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skɪm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skim"
}

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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skimmed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skimmed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Seabirds usually skim the surface of the sea for food."
        },
        {}
      ],
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        "If you skim something, you move quickly and lightly near the surface."
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "glide"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "You must skim off the foam from the surface of the soup for it to be clear."
        },
        {}
      ],
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        "If you skim something, you remove a substance from the surface of a liquid."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/skɪm/"
    }
  ],
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}

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