skim
• verb (skimmed, skimming) 1 remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid. 2 move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air. 3 read through quickly, noting only the important points. 4 (skim over) deal with or treat briefly or superficially. 5 throw (a flat stone) so that it bounces several times on the surface of water. • noun 1 a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid. 2 an act of reading something quickly or superficially. — DERIVATIVES skimmer noun. — ORIGIN Old French escumer ‘skim’.
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