skim
verb (used with object)
to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle.
skims
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present tense formof skim (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle, it skims along the earth’s atmosphere and can maneuver, making it less predictable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Each competitor is allowed three skims and stones must bounce at least twice on water before sinking.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Ramsey’s book is just one arm of the multi-pronged complaints that have been lodged against her, grievances that “Shark Whisperer” only skims the surface covering.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
While baggier hems are more popular, Turner Allen, 31, a stylist, suggests wearing a pant that skims the top of the shoe: in denim he suggests a quarter- or half-break.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
A dragonfly skims over the surface, his crystal wings reflecting the sunlight.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
