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skimmed
verb as in remove the top part
verb as in glide over quickly, lightly
verb as in look through cursorily
Example Sentences
This reduction in risk applied to various types of milk, including whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed.
Dwight, now 90, went through a few minutes of weightlessness with five other passengers aboard the Blue Origin capsule as it skimmed space on a roughly 10-minute flight.
“And I skimmed, perhaps, over the details of Lateef’s ring. But by my soul, and by your beards, I’m sorry. Let him who has not swindled a little throw the first stone.”
The note also mentioned “money to be skimmed” for Costello’s associates, according to a post on The Mob Museum’s website looking back on the Tropicana’s history.
McCaskill had a gimme in the 40th minute that was stopped by the post and skimmed across the mouth of goal.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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