To skim is to read quickly and superficially. You might skim through a book to get a general idea of what it's about, without really reading it.
He skimmed through the article, paying little attention to the details.
I skimmed through the article, not paying much attention to the details.
adjective
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
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Skim the lead paragraph.
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A student skimmed through the instruction.
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Reading and skimming are not the same thing.
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I didn't notice it in skimming the article.
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The teacher usually skims students' works.
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In the previous format, the dates destroyed the ability to skim.
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Skimming the article for the first time is sometimes helfpul.
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So they skim the page to the bottom for, say, the links.
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Thanks for taking the time to skim through the situation.
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How many times did you skim