Synonyms for skim
verb
To pass lightly and swiftly
soar, float, sail, dart; see fly 1.
To remove the top; especially, to remove cream
brush, scoop, ladle, separate; see dip 2, remove 1.
To read swiftly
look through, brush over, scan; see browse, examine 1, read 1.
See skim in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:
carom, dap, glance, graze, ricochet, skip. See strikeTo make light and momentary contact with, as in passing:
brush1, flick, graze, kiss, shave. See touchTo pass quickly and lightly through the air:
dart, float, fly, sail, shoot. See moveTo look through reading matter casually:
browse, dip into, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, thumb (through). See investigate, words
noun
Light and momentary contact with another person or thing:
brush1, flick, graze. See touch
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