Skimmed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

travel on the surface of water

move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɪmd/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɪmd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɪmd/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɪmd/.

Examples

She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
Skip a stone across the pond
skim cream from the surface of milk

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skim plane rake scan skim over glance over cream off cream skim off skitter run down skip

Parts of Speech

verb	travel on the surface of water
verb	move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
verb	examine hastily “She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
verb	cause to skip over a surface “Skip a stone across the pond”
verb	coat (a liquid) with a layer
verb	remove from the surface “skim cream from the surface of milk”
verb	read superficially
adjective	used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed “yogurt made with skim milk”

Word Forms

skim	noun	reading or glancing through quickly
skimming	noun	reading or glancing through quickly
skimmer	noun	a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgeschöpft

auf der Wasseroberfläche reisen

🇫🇷French

écrémé

voyager à la surface de l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

desnatado

viajar sobre la superficie del agua

🇮🇹Italian

scremato

viaggiare sulla superficie dell'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

afgeroomd

reizen over het wateroppervlak

🇵🇹Portuguese

desnatado

viajar na superfície da água

🇷🇺Russian

просмотренный

путешествие по поверхности воды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्किम्ड

पानी की सतह पर यात्रा करें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কিম করা

জলের পৃষ্ঠে ভ্রমণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சறுக்கப்பட்டது

நீரின் மேற்பரப்பில் பயணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కిమ్డ్

నీటి ఉపరితలంపై ప్రయాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्किम्ड

पाण्याच्या पृष्ठभागावर प्रवास

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કિમ્ડ

પાણીની સપાટી પર મુસાફરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆನೆ ತೆಗೆದ

ನೀರಿನ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കി

ജലത്തിൻ്റെ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕਿਮਡ

ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਸਤ੍ਹਾ 'ਤੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکمڈ

پانی کی سطح پر سفر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脱脂

在水面上旅行

🇯🇵Japanese

スキミングした

水面を移動する

🇰🇷Korean

훑어본

물 표면을 여행하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lướt qua

di chuyển trên mặt nước

🇹🇭Thai

ไขมันต่ำ

เดินทางบนผิวน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membaca sepintas

melakukan perjalanan di permukaan air

🇵🇭Filipino

sinagap

paglalakbay sa ibabaw ng tubig

🇲🇾Malay

diselitkan

mengembara di permukaan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منزوع الدسم

السفر على سطح الماء

🇮🇷Persian

خامه گرفته

سفر بر روی سطح آب

🇹🇷Turkish

yağsız

su yüzeyinde yolculuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

רפרף

לנסוע על פני המים

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The primary meaning of 'skimmed' is 'travel on the surface of water'.

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Using 'skimmed' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'skimmed' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'skimmed' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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