Skimming Synonyms and Antonyms

skĭmĭng
Examine hastily
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scanning
  2. raking
  3. thumbing
  4. riffling
  5. browsing
  6. leafing
Look through cursorily
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sailing
  2. flying
  3. shooting
  4. floating
  5. darting
  6. soaring
Antonyms:
  1. pouring
Travel on the surface of water
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. skipping
  2. planing
  3. ricochetting
  4. grazing
  5. glancing
To glide or pass quickly and lightly over or along (a surface).
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. brushing
Reading or glancing through quickly
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. skim
The act of brushing against while passing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. grazing
  2. shaving

Words Related to Skimming

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Skimming Sentence Examples

  • He started skimming through one stack of oils.

  • Skimming it, her gaze settled on the last line of the first page.

  • She met his gaze, emotions skimming through her eyes.

  • When he broke contact, Lana pulled his head back to hers, her hands skimming over his shoulders before she undid the top two buttons on his uniform.

  • Bring to the boil, skimming the surface of any foam.

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