skim
verb (used with object)
to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle.
will skim
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future tenseof skim.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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It will skim the inner edge of the main asteroid belt before looping back toward Earth for a gravity assist that will fling it out toward the Trojans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Controllers know it will come close, but they can't track the object precisely enough to know if it will skim by or score a devastating bullseye.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2020
Cook said he will skim more traditional business books "occasionally," but that "I’d rather read about real people."
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2016
If you’re trolling at the perfect speed, with your rod in the rod holder in an upright position, the fly will skim on top of the water.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2014
You have nothing to fear, neighbor; the mare is in perfect trim; and she will skim you over the ground like a bird.
From McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
