Skim through this pamphlet before you take the examination for our company.
Source: tatoeba (23547)
Skim
//skɪm//
Synonyms for "skim" (162 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (81)
ricochetrideride the seariproller skateroller-skaterubrunrun overrun throughsailsailingscampscorchscrapescratch the surfacescudseparateshaveshoot
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sideslipsideswipesizzleskateskateboardskiskidskim readskim the surfaceskimmedskimpskipskip overskirtsledsleighslidderslideslide downslidingslightslipslip throughslitherslitheringslubber overslurslur oversoarspeedsqueak bystormstorm alongsweepsweepingtake offteartear alongthumb overthumb throughthunder alongtoboggantouchtouch lightlytouch upontouch upon lightlywalk the waterswhiskwhizzingzipzip throughzoom
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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6 entriesderived
12 entriesis a
2 entriesmanner of
4 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
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3 entriesTranslations
142 translations across 35 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- يَرْتَ verb (ricochet)
Bulgarian
4 entries- обезмаслен adj (having lowered fat content)
- изгребвам verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
- нося се над verb (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean)
- обирам каймака verb (remove cream)
Catalan
4 entries- desnatat adj (having lowered fat content)
- decapar verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
- desnatar verb (remove cream)
- escumar verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 瀏覽 /浏览 verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Czech
2 entries- hodit žabku verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
- listovat verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Danish
3 entries- rikochettere verb (ricochet)
- skimme verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- slå smut verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
Dutch
4 entries- afgeroomd adj (having lowered fat content)
- afketsen verb (ricochet)
- afromen verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
- afromen verb (remove cream)
Esperanto
1 entries- foliumi verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Finnish
4 entries- kuorittu adj (having lowered fat content)
- rasvaton adj (having lowered fat content)
- heittää leipiä verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
- heittää leipää verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
French
4 entries- écrémé adj (having lowered fat content)
- dépasser doucement verb (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean)
- effleurer verb (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean)
- faire des ricochets verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
Galician
2 entries- estonar verb (remove cream)
- raspar verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
Georgian
1 entries- გადაკითხვა verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
German
4 entries- abprallen verb (ricochet)
- abschöpfen verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
- abstreichen verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
- flippen verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
Greek
1 entries- εξοστρακίζομαι verb (ricochet)
Hebrew
1 entries- רפרף verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Hindi
1 entries- मलाई निकालना verb (remove cream)
Hungarian
2 entries- kacsázik verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
- visszapattan verb (ricochet)
Irish
1 entries- scinn verb (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean)
Italian
4 entries- scremato adj (having lowered fat content)
- lambire verb (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean)
- rasentare verb (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean)
- rimbalzare verb (ricochet)
Japanese
4 entries- ざっと読む verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- 読み流す verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- 読み飛ばす verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- 飛びはねる verb (ricochet)
Korean
1 entries- 훑어보다 verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Māori
4 entries- kirīmikore adj (having lowered fat content)
- kore kirīmi adj (having lowered fat content)
- hohoni verb (ricochet)
- ripi verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
Norman
1 entries- êcrémer verb (remove cream)
Norwegian
2 entries- skumlese verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- skumme verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- skumlese verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- skumme verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- skumlese verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- skumme verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Polish
1 entries- rikoszetować verb (ricochet)
Portuguese
4 entries- desnatado adj (having lowered fat content)
- magro adj (having lowered fat content)
- desnatar verb (remove cream)
- ler em diagonal verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Romanian
2 entries- a răsfoi verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- ricoșa verb (ricochet)
Russian
4 entries- бе́гло прочи́тывать verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- бить рикоше́том verb (ricochet)
- листа́ть verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- проли́стывать verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Spanish
4 entries- descremado adj (having lowered fat content)
- desnatar verb (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface)
- desnatar verb (remove cream)
- hojear verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
Swedish
4 entries- kasta macka verb (throw an object so it bounces on water)
- rikoschettera verb (ricochet)
- skumma verb (read quickly, skipping some detail)
- skumma verb (remove cream)
Turkish
1 entries- sekmek verb (ricochet)
Walloon
1 entries- scramer verb (remove cream)
Zazaki
1 entries- lengen verb (ricochet)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
I'll try giving the book "Reiko's Recommended" a quick skim read on the spot.
Source: tatoeba (328061)
I'll have skim milk.
Source: tatoeba (901554)
Let the milk stand overnight and skim off the cream.
Source: tatoeba (3045739)
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