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Definition of SKIM

1

to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner <I'll just skim through a few styling magazines and see if something interesting catches my eye>

Synonyms flip, leaf, riffle, thumb

Related Words browse, dip; glance (at), look over, scan

Near Antonyms pore (over); study

2

to move or proceed smoothly and readily <a lone hang glider skimming along just above the treetops>

Synonyms bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk

Related Words fly, race, rush, speed

Near Antonyms limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge; shamble, shuffle; stamp, stomp, stump, tramp; labor, toil

Antonyms flounder, struggle

3

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing <her hand just barely skimmed the wall as she ran down the hallway>

Synonyms graze, kiss, nudge, shave, skim

Related Words bump, contact, scrape, sideswipe, strike, sweep, swipe, touch; bounce, carom, glance, rebound, ricochet, skip; caress, cuddle, fondle, love, pat, pet, stroke; miss, skirt

Near Antonyms bang, bash, bump, clash, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, punch, ram, slam, slap, smack, smash, swipe, thud, thwack, whack

4

to strike and fly off at an angle <the rock just skimmed the surface of the water>

Synonyms bounce, carom, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip

Related Words brush, graze, nudge, rake, shave, sweep; bump, contact, hit, kiss, touch; sideswipe; reflect

5

to take a quick or hasty look <he impatiently skimmed through the book, looking for the specific passage he remembered seeing>

Synonyms browse, dip, glimpse, glint, peek, skim

Related Words keek [chiefly Scottish], peep; blink, squint; look over, peruse, rake, scan

Near Antonyms examine, overlook, oversee, question, survey; study, view; peer, pry; gawk, goggle, rubberneck; leer, ogle

Antonyms gaze, stare