skim - Meaning in Hindi

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skim - Meaning in Hindi

skim Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of skim in English

skim adjective

1. used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

   Synonyms

   skimmed

   Examples

   • "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"
   • "yogurt made with skim milk"

skim noun

1. reading or glancing through quickly

   Synonyms

   skimming

2. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

   Example

   • "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

skim verb

1. read superficially

   Synonyms

   skim over

2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

   Synonyms

   skim over

3. remove from the surface

   Synonyms

   cream off, cream, skim off

   Example

   • "skim cream from the surface of milk"
4. coat (a liquid) with a layer
5. cause to skip over a surface

   Synonyms

   skip, skip, skitter

   Example

   • "Skip a stone across the pond"
6. travel on the surface of water

   Synonyms

   plane

7. examine hastily

   Synonyms

   glance over, rake, run down, scan, scan

   Example

   • "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

Synonyms of skim

• skimming
• skim over
• skim over
• cream, cream off, skim off
• skip, skitter
• plane
• glance over, rake, run down, scan
• skimmed

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