1. (

• skimming

) the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid ;

2. (

• skim ,
• skimming

) reading or glancing through quickly ;

3. (

• skimming ,

) failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it ;

4. (

• grazing ,
• shaving ,
• skimming ,

) the act of brushing against while passing ;

1. (

• plane ,
• skim

) travel on the surface of water ;

2. (

• skim_over ,
• skim

) move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of ;

3. (

• scan ,
• skim ,
• rake ,
• glance_over ,
• run_down

) examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" ;

4. (

• skim ,
• skip ,
• skitter ,

) cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" ;

5. (

• skim ,

) coat (a liquid) with a layer ;

6. (

• skim ,
• skim_off ,
• cream_off ,
• cream ,

) remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" ;

7. (

• skim ,
• skim_over

) read superficially ;