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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Think of it as a highly subjective road-trip mixtape that skims through history, one that pauses to consider something remarkable unfolding in a pocket of the country at a particular time and place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The screenplay hits the big moments and skims the details, but it also leaves room for director Thomas Napper to lean into flashes of lyrical dreaminess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
It cuts a lonely figure as it skims across the waves.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
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
“How was that weird?” she whispers back as she skims through the papers in the folder.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
