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Meanings of
skim over
in English
Portuguese
superficialmente
Catalan
fullejar
Spanish
rozar
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To read superficially.
skim
Portuguese
superficialmente
Usage of
skim over
in English
1
Both
skim
over
the sea, or the coast, looking for waste food.
2
The halcyons
skim
over
the water and are common every where.
3
I try to focus on the positives, but don't
skim
over
the negatives.
4
But this would
skim
over
the cause and effect of this performance and result.
5
Do not
skim
over
the present too fast, through a constant habit of onward-looking.
6
They
skim
over
a chapter at a time with very little thought or reflection.
7
Two great sails, driven by a strong breeze, seemed to
skim
over
the waves.
8
And while my body moved forward, I let my thoughts
skim
over
the bedraggled landscape.
9
We cannot go through all of them, so lets just
skim
over
the main ones.
10
Owls with great, round wings
skim
over
the ground, invisible to any one standing upright.
11
If readers aren't interested they can
skim
over
the unfamiliar terms and still understand the story.
12
Usually we'd just
skim
over
these challenges but producers have finally put some thought into it.
13
A quick
skim
over
the Wikipedia page on the ancient festival suggests that yes, we have.
14
He tries to
skim
over
the exact timeline but no one's letting him off that easy.
15
They seem to
skim
over
the water, while our bluff-bowed craft shove their way through it.
16
The whole fleet seemed to
skim
over
the sea, though the "Two Marys" scarce moved.
Other examples for "skim over"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
skim
over
skim
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
skim over
Portuguese
superficialmente
em
ler
ricochetear
diagonal
Catalan
fullejar
Spanish
rozar
examinar ligeramente
leer por encima
Skim over
through the time
Skim over
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common