skim

/skɪm/ verb (present participle skimming, past tense and past participle skimmed)

Translation

MOVE OVER [I, T] › to move quickly, and almost or just touch the surface of something

yalayarak geçek, sıyırıp geçmek

Birds skimmed the surface of the pond.1617

REMOVE [T] ( also skim off) › to remove something from the surface of a liquid

sıyırıp almak

Skim off any excess fat before serving.901

READ QUICKLY [T] ( also skim through) › to read or look at something quickly without looking at the details

hızlıca okumak/gözden geçirmek

She began skimming through the reports on her desk.1189

(Definition of skim verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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