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    skim
    /skɪm/

    verb

    • 1. remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid: "as the scum rises, skim it off" Similar removetake offscoop offspoon off
    • 2. go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air: "he let his fingers skim across her shoulders" Similar glidemove lightlyslidesail

    noun

    • 1. a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid: "a skim of ice"
    • 2. an act of reading something quickly or superficially: "a quick skim through the pamphlet"

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