Synonyms of skim

1. skim, covering, natural covering, cover: usage: a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
2. skim, skimming, reading: usage: reading or glancing through quickly

1. plane, skim, glide: usage: travel on the surface of water
2. skim over, skim, touch: usage: move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
3. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down, examine, see: usage: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
4. skim, skip, skitter, throw: usage: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
5. skim, coat, surface: usage: coat (a liquid) with a layer
6. skim, skim off, cream off, cream, remove, take, take away, withdraw: usage: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
7. skim, skim over, read: usage: read superficially

1. skim, skimmed, nonfat (vs. fatty), fat-free, fatless: usage: used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"