What does skim over mean?

skim over means "read superficially". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for skim over?

Close synonyms include skim, skim. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skim over a common word?

skim over is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Skim over — meaning, 2 senses and 1 synonym

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
read superficially
Synonymsskim
Broaderread
2.
move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
Synonymsskim
Broadertouch

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