Skim: meaning, definitions and examples
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skim
[ skɪm ]
reading
To read or glance through quickly or superficially
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- I just want to skim through the report before the meeting.
- She skimmed the pages of the book to find the answer quickly.
cooking
To remove impurities or substances from the surface of a liquid
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Skim the foam off the top of the soup.
- She skimmed the fat from the broth.
dairy
The thin layer of cream or fat that forms on the surface of milk
Synonyms
cream layer, milk fat, top layer
Examples of usage
- The skim on the milk can be used to make butter.
- She prefers skim milk over whole milk.
Translations
Translations of the word "skim" in other languages:
🇵🇹 desnatar
- escumar
- passar rapidamente
🇮🇳 ऊपर की मलाई हटाना
- तेज़ी से पढ़ना
- सतही रूप से देखना
🇩🇪 abschöpfen
- überfliegen
- streifen
🇮🇩 mengambil lapisan atas
- membaca sekilas
- meluncur
🇺🇦 знімати вершки
- швидко переглядати
- ковзати
🇵🇱 zbierać śmietankę
- przeglądać pobieżnie
- ślizgać się
🇯🇵 すくい取る
- ざっと読む
- すべる
🇫🇷 écrémer
- parcourir rapidement
- effleurer
🇪🇸 desnatar
- hojear rápidamente
- deslizarse
🇹🇷 kaymağını almak
- gözden geçirmek
- kaymak
🇰🇷 걷어내다
- 빨리 훑어보다
- 미끄러지다
🇸🇦 نزع القشدة
- تصفح بسرعة
- انزلق
🇨🇿 sbírat smetanu
- rychle prolistovat
- klouzat
🇸🇰 zbierať smotanu
- rýchlo prelistovať
- kĺzať sa
🇨🇳 撇去浮沫
- 快速浏览
- 滑动
🇸🇮 pobrati smetano
- na hitro preleteti
- drseti
🇮🇸 fjarlægja rjómann
- renna yfir
- renna
🇰🇿 кремін алып тастау
- жылдам қарау
- сырғанау
🇬🇪 კრემის მოშორება
- სწრაფად გადახედვა
- სრიალა
🇦🇿 üst kremi götürmək
- sürətli oxumaq
- sürüşmək
🇲🇽 desnatar
- hojear rápidamente
- deslizarse
Word origin
The word 'skim' originated from the Middle Dutch word 'schimmen', meaning to gleam or shine. Over time, it evolved to refer to the act of quickly moving over a surface or glancing through something. In the context of cooking, 'skim' refers to removing impurities from a liquid, while in dairy, it describes the thin layer of cream on milk.