(intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

(of milk) Having lowered fat content.

A cursory reading, skipping the details. / (informal) Skim milk. / The act of skimming. / That which is skimmed off.

simple past tense and past participle of skim

present participle of skim

Something skimmed from a surface etc. / A motion or action that skims. / (uncountable) The sport of skimboarding. / (uncountable, finance) Short for price skimming.

plural of skimming

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skim

Britain standard form of skim milk.

(Canada, US, Australia) Non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.