Skim Very Common

a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

"there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

reading or glancing through quickly

"I had to skim the contract before signing it so I could get straight to the important clauses."

A cursory reading, skipping the details.

"I skimmed through the long report just to find the budget section without getting bogged down in the technical analysis."

travel on the surface of water

"The seagull managed to skim across the choppy waves before diving back into the sea for a snack."

move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

"The seagull skimmed just above the water's surface, dipping its beak to catch a small fish before soaring away again."

examine hastily

"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

cause to skip over a surface

"Skip a stone across the pond"

coat (a liquid) with a layer

"The milk began to skim over the surface of the hot soup as we stirred it gently."

remove from the surface

"skim cream from the surface of milk"

read superficially

"I skimmed through the article just to see if it mentioned our company's name before reading the details later."

To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

"The seagull skimmed across the water's surface without ever breaking the tension of the waves."

used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

"yogurt made with skim milk"

"she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"

Having lowered fat content.

"The skim milk I bought has much less fat than regular whole milk."