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Meaning skim meaning
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Synonyms skim synonyms
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Topics skim topics
What do people use skim to talk about?
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What words refer to removing the thick part on top?
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What words refer to looking quickly at many things or a large area?
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What words refer to moving quickly?move quickly hurry haste hasten rush forge ahead charge barrel along move like a bat out of hell make a beeline for boil bolt bustle move along at a good clip dart double-time fast fire flash flat-out fling flit fly gallop move like greased lightning be really hopping kick lickety-split plunge in quick race rapid rapidly rapidity run rush sail scour scud shoot move like sixty skim snappily speed stampede streak sweep swift swiftly swing tear apace tilt vroom whiz wildfire zip zoom at full speed at top speed express make tracks burn up the track
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What words refer to stealing money from your job?
Conjugation skim conjugation
How do you conjugate skim?
skim · verb
Present I skim
Positive I skim
Singular
1st person I skim
2nd person you skim
3rd person he/she/it skims
Plural
1st person we skim
2nd person you skim
3rd person they skim
Negative I don't skim
Singular
1st person I don't skim I do not skim
2nd person you don't skim you do not skim
3rd person he/she/it doesn't skim he/she/it does not skim
Plural
1st person we don't skim we do not skim
2nd person you don't skim you do not skim
3rd person they don't skim they do not skim
Question do I skim?
Singular
1st person do I skim?
2nd person do you skim?
3rd person does he/she/it skim?
Plural
1st person do we skim?
2nd person do you skim?
3rd person do they skim?
Negative question don't I skim?
Singular
1st person don't I skim? do I not skim?
2nd person don't you skim? do you not skim?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it skim? does he/she/it not skim?
Plural
1st person don't we skim? do we not skim?
2nd person don't you skim? do you not skim?
3rd person don't they skim? do they not skim?
Past I skimmed
Positive I skimmed
Singular
1st person I skimmed
2nd person you skimmed
3rd person he/she/it skimmed
Plural
1st person we skimmed
2nd person you skimmed
3rd person they skimmed
Negative I didn't skim
Singular
1st person I didn't skim I did not skim
2nd person you didn't skim you did not skim
3rd person he/she/it didn't skim he/she/it did not skim
Plural
1st person we didn't skim we did not skim
2nd person you didn't skim you did not skim
3rd person they didn't skim they did not skim
Question did I skim?
Singular
1st person did I skim?
2nd person did you skim?
3rd person did he/she/it skim?
Plural
1st person did we skim?
2nd person did you skim?
3rd person did they skim?
Negative question didn't I skim?
Singular
1st person didn't I skim? did I not skim?
2nd person didn't you skim? did you not skim?
3rd person didn't he/she/it skim? did he/she/it not skim?
Plural
1st person didn't we skim? did we not skim?
2nd person didn't you skim? did you not skim?
3rd person didn't they skim? did they not skim?
Future I'll skim
Positive I'll skim
Singular
1st person I'll skim I will skim
2nd person you'll skim you will skim
3rd person he/she/it'll skim he/she/it will skim
Plural
1st person we'll skim we will skim
2nd person you'll skim you will skim
3rd person they'll skim they will skim
Negative I won't skim
Singular
1st person I won't skim I will not skim
2nd person you won't skim you will not skim
3rd person he/she/it won't skim he/she/it will not skim
Plural
1st person we won't skim we will not skim
2nd person you won't skim you will not skim
3rd person they won't skim they will not skim
Question will I skim?
Singular
1st person will I skim?
2nd person will you skim?
3rd person will he/she/it skim?
Plural
1st person will we skim?
2nd person will you skim?
3rd person will they skim?
Negative question won't I skim?
Singular
1st person won't I skim? will I not skim?
2nd person won't you skim? will you not skim?
3rd person won't he/she/it skim? will he/she/it not skim?
Plural
1st person won't we skim? will we not skim?
2nd person won't you skim? will you not skim?
3rd person won't they skim? will they not skim?
Conditional I'd skim
Positive I'd skim
Singular
1st person I'd skim I would skim
2nd person you'd skim you would skim
3rd person he/she/it'd skim he/she/it would skim
Plural
1st person we'd skim we would skim
2nd person you'd skim you would skim
3rd person they'd skim they would skim
Negative I wouldn't skim
Singular
1st person I wouldn't skim I would not skim
2nd person you wouldn't skim you would not skim
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't skim he/she/it would not skim
Plural
1st person we wouldn't skim we would not skim
2nd person you wouldn't skim you would not skim
3rd person they wouldn't skim they would not skim
Question would I skim?
Singular
1st person would I skim?
2nd person would you skim?
3rd person would he/she/it skim?
Plural
1st person would we skim?
2nd person would you skim?
3rd person would they skim?
Negative question wouldn't I skim?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I skim? would I not skim?
2nd person wouldn't you skim? would you not skim?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it skim? would he/she/it not skim?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we skim? would we not skim?
2nd person wouldn't you skim? would you not skim?
3rd person wouldn't they skim? would they not skim?
Present continuous I'm skimming
Positive I'm skimming
Singular
1st person I'm skimming I am skimming
2nd person you're skimming you are skimming
3rd person he/she/it's skimming he/she/it is skimming
Plural
1st person we're skimming we are skimming
2nd person you're skimming you are skimming
3rd person they're skimming they are skimming
Negative I'm not skimming
Singular
1st person I'm not skimming I am not skimming
2nd person you aren't skimming you're not skimming you are not skimming
3rd person he/she/it isn't skimming he/she/it's not skimming he/she/it is not skimming
Plural
1st person we aren't skimming we're not skimming we are not skimming
2nd person you aren't skimming you're not skimming you are not skimming
3rd person they aren't skimming they're not skimming they are not skimming
Question am I skimming?
Singular
1st person am I skimming?
2nd person are you skimming?
3rd person is he/she/it skimming?
Plural
1st person are we skimming?
2nd person are you skimming?
3rd person are they skimming?
Negative question aren't I skimming?
Singular
1st person aren't I skimming? am I not skimming?
2nd person aren't you skimming? are you not skimming?
3rd person isn't he/she/it skimming? is he/she/it not skimming?
Plural
1st person aren't we skimming? are we not skimming?
2nd person aren't you skimming? are you not skimming?
3rd person aren't they skimming? are they not skimming?
Past continuous I was skimming
Positive I was skimming
Singular
1st person I was skimming
2nd person you were skimming
3rd person he/she/it was skimming
Plural
1st person we were skimming
2nd person you were skimming
3rd person they were skimming
Negative I wasn't skimming
Singular
1st person I wasn't skimming I was not skimming
2nd person you weren't skimming you were not skimming
3rd person he/she/it wasn't skimming he/she/it was not skimming
Plural
1st person we weren't skimming we were not skimming
2nd person you weren't skimming you were not skimming
3rd person they weren't skimming they were not skimming
Question was I skimming?
Singular
1st person was I skimming?
2nd person were you skimming?
3rd person was he/she/it skimming?
Plural
1st person were we skimming?
2nd person were you skimming?
3rd person were they skimming?
Negative question wasn't I skimming?
Singular
1st person wasn't I skimming? was I not skimming?
2nd person weren't you skimming? were you not skimming?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it skimming? was he/she/it not skimming?
Plural
1st person weren't we skimming? were we not skimming?
2nd person weren't you skimming? were you not skimming?
3rd person weren't they skimming? were they not skimming?
Future continuous I'll be skimming
Positive I'll be skimming
Singular
1st person I'll be skimming I will be skimming
2nd person you'll be skimming you will be skimming
3rd person he/she/it'll be skimming he/she/it will be skimming
Plural
1st person we'll be skimming we will be skimming
2nd person you'll be skimming you will be skimming
3rd person they'll be skimming they will be skimming
Negative I won't be skimming
Singular
1st person I won't be skimming I will not be skimming
2nd person you won't be skimming you will not be skimming
3rd person he/she/it won't be skimming he/she/it will not be skimming
Plural
1st person we won't be skimming we will not be skimming
2nd person you won't be skimming you will not be skimming
3rd person they won't be skimming they will not be skimming
Question will I be skimming?
Singular
1st person will I be skimming?
2nd person will you be skimming?
3rd person will he/she/it be skimming?
Plural
1st person will we be skimming?
2nd person will you be skimming?
3rd person will they be skimming?
Negative question won't I be skimming?
Singular
1st person won't I be skimming? will I not be skimming?
2nd person won't you be skimming? will you not be skimming?
3rd person won't he/she/it be skimming? will he/she/it not be skimming?
Plural
1st person won't we be skimming? will we not be skimming?
2nd person won't you be skimming? will you not be skimming?
3rd person won't they be skimming? will they not be skimming?
Conditional continuous I'd be skimming
Positive I'd be skimming
Singular
1st person I'd be skimming I would be skimming
2nd person you'd be skimming you would be skimming
3rd person he/she/it'd be skimming he/she/it would be skimming
Plural
1st person we'd be skimming we would be skimming
2nd person you'd be skimming you would be skimming
3rd person they'd be skimming they would be skimming
Negative I wouldn't be skimming
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be skimming I would not be skimming
2nd person you wouldn't be skimming you would not be skimming
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be skimming he/she/it would not be skimming
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be skimming we would not be skimming
2nd person you wouldn't be skimming you would not be skimming
3rd person they wouldn't be skimming they would not be skimming
Question would I be skimming?
Singular
1st person would I be skimming?
2nd person would you be skimming?
3rd person would he/she/it be skimming?
Plural
1st person would we be skimming?
2nd person would you be skimming?
3rd person would they be skimming?
Negative question wouldn't I be skimming?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be skimming? would I not be skimming?
2nd person wouldn't you be skimming? would you not be skimming?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be skimming? would he/she/it not be skimming?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be skimming? would we not be skimming?
2nd person wouldn't you be skimming? would you not be skimming?
3rd person wouldn't they be skimming? would they not be skimming?
Present perfect I've skimmed
Positive I've skimmed
Singular
1st person I've skimmed I have skimmed
2nd person you've skimmed you have skimmed
3rd person he/she/it's skimmed he/she/it has skimmed
Plural
1st person we've skimmed we have skimmed
2nd person you've skimmed you have skimmed
3rd person they've skimmed they have skimmed
Negative I haven't skimmed
Singular
1st person I haven't skimmed I have not skimmed
2nd person you haven't skimmed you have not skimmed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't skimmed he/she/it has not skimmed
Plural
1st person we haven't skimmed we have not skimmed
2nd person you haven't skimmed you have not skimmed
3rd person they haven't skimmed they have not skimmed
Question have I skimmed?
Singular
1st person have I skimmed?
2nd person have you skimmed?
3rd person has he/she/it skimmed?
Plural
1st person have we skimmed?
2nd person have you skimmed?
3rd person have they skimmed?
Negative question haven't I skimmed?
Singular
1st person haven't I skimmed? have I not skimmed?
2nd person haven't you skimmed? have you not skimmed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it skimmed? has he/she/it not skimmed?
Plural
1st person haven't we skimmed? have we not skimmed?
2nd person haven't you skimmed? have you not skimmed?
3rd person haven't they skimmed? have they not skimmed?
Past perfect I had skimmed
Positive I had skimmed
Singular
1st person I had skimmed
2nd person you had skimmed
3rd person he/she/it had skimmed
Plural
1st person we had skimmed
2nd person you had skimmed
3rd person they had skimmed
Negative I hadn't skimmed
Singular
1st person I hadn't skimmed I had not skimmed
2nd person you hadn't skimmed you had not skimmed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't skimmed he/she/it had not skimmed
Plural
1st person we hadn't skimmed we had not skimmed
2nd person you hadn't skimmed you had not skimmed
3rd person they hadn't skimmed they had not skimmed
Question had I skimmed?
Singular
1st person had I skimmed?
2nd person had you skimmed?
3rd person had he/she/it skimmed?
Plural
1st person had we skimmed?
2nd person had you skimmed?
3rd person had they skimmed?
Negative question hadn't I skimmed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I skimmed? had I not skimmed?
2nd person hadn't you skimmed? had you not skimmed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it skimmed? had he/she/it not skimmed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we skimmed? had we not skimmed?
2nd person hadn't you skimmed? had you not skimmed?
3rd person hadn't they skimmed? had they not skimmed?
Future perfect I'll have skimmed
Positive I'll have skimmed
Singular
1st person I'll have skimmed I will have skimmed
2nd person you'll have skimmed you will have skimmed
3rd person he/she/it'll have skimmed he/she/it will have skimmed
Plural
1st person we'll have skimmed we will have skimmed
2nd person you'll have skimmed you will have skimmed
3rd person they'll have skimmed they will have skimmed
Negative I won't have skimmed
Singular
1st person I won't have skimmed I will not have skimmed
2nd person you won't have skimmed you will not have skimmed
3rd person he/she/it won't have skimmed he/she/it will not have skimmed
Plural
1st person we won't have skimmed we will not have skimmed
2nd person you won't have skimmed you will not have skimmed
3rd person they won't have skimmed they will not have skimmed
Question +'ll I have skimmed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have skimmed? will I have skimmed?
2nd person +'ll you have skimmed? will you have skimmed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have skimmed? will he/she/it have skimmed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have skimmed? will we have skimmed?
2nd person +'ll you have skimmed? will you have skimmed?
3rd person +'ll they have skimmed? will they have skimmed?
Negative question won't I have skimmed?
Singular
1st person won't I have skimmed? will I not have skimmed?
2nd person won't you have skimmed? will you not have skimmed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have skimmed? will he/she/it not have skimmed?
Plural
1st person won't we have skimmed? will we not have skimmed?
2nd person won't you have skimmed? will you not have skimmed?
3rd person won't they have skimmed? will they not have skimmed?
Conditional perfect I'd have skimmed
Positive I'd have skimmed
Singular
1st person I'd have skimmed I would have skimmed
2nd person you'd have skimmed you would have skimmed
3rd person he/she/it'd have skimmed he/she/it would have skimmed
Plural
1st person we'd have skimmed we would have skimmed
2nd person you'd have skimmed you would have skimmed
3rd person they'd have skimmed they would have skimmed
Negative I wouldn't have skimmed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have skimmed I would not have skimmed
2nd person you wouldn't have skimmed you would not have skimmed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have skimmed he/she/it would not have skimmed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have skimmed we would not have skimmed
2nd person you wouldn't have skimmed you would not have skimmed
3rd person they wouldn't have skimmed they would not have skimmed
Question would I have skimmed?
Singular
1st person would I have skimmed?
2nd person would you have skimmed?
3rd person would he/she/it have skimmed?
Plural
1st person would we have skimmed?
2nd person would you have skimmed?
3rd person would they have skimmed?
Negative question wouldn't I have skimmed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have skimmed? would I not have skimmed?
2nd person wouldn't you have skimmed? would you not have skimmed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have skimmed? would he/she/it not have skimmed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have skimmed? would we not have skimmed?
2nd person wouldn't you have skimmed? would you not have skimmed?
3rd person wouldn't they have skimmed? would they not have skimmed?
Imperative skim!
Positive
you skim!
we let's skim!
Negative
you don't skim!
we let's not skim!
Examples skim examples
How do I use skim in a sentence?
Simple sentences
I'll have skim milk.
Two-percent milk tastes better than skim.
Let the milk stand overnight and skim off the cream.
Movie subtitles
They've skim milk in their veins instead of blood.
Switch to sea skim. Pull ahead boats.
Maintain sea skim until we reach search area.
His fingers would skim the keys.
To skim a bundle off the contracts. U-Uh, l-I'll still deliver.
We have to skim the fat from the bouillon.
One container of skim milk.
Or those occasions when you do bust a pusher and skim the haul when you've made the collar. Sell it to your dope addict buddies on the force.
You drink skim milk, don't you?
You're required to manoeuvre straight down this trench. and skim the surface to this point.
There are 100 different ways to skim off the top.
This job pays almost nothing and demands our blood. Just to live it is necessary to skim a little here and there. And the jewellery is part of the skimming.
We better skim out of here.
Okay, everybody. Skim up the river!
Skim off the cream.
I've made designs for ships that will skim the waves like gulls, outrace anything afloat.
Maybe I'll be lucky and skim by.
Mel, get me some skim milk, will you?
Now, you boys want to be satisfied with the skim off the gambling and the girls and the numbers, go ahead!
That's how I remember him. Sitting at the piano. His fingers would skim the keys.
We've been subsisting right well, Zeb, these last couple of years on skim milk and wild onions.
I would be more inclined to consider myself more of. oh, skim milk of the Middle West or something.
I think the next time that you got an opportunity that, you know, maybe you could just kind of take a look in his book and kind of skim through it, huh?
Or those occasions when you do bust a pusher and skim the haul when you've made the collar.
Just to live it is necessary to skim a little here and there.
Well, we needed skim milk, he needed sour cream.
I was hoping you'd offer to skim some company money.
To skim the mirror of the smooth and solid streams!
You can only skim the suprmarket rags!
Give him nothing but skim milk and have him take the waters I prescribed.
One half-dozen eggs. One container of skim milk. Two of the, uh, low-cal cottage cheeses.
So what will happen when we skim round that thing?
To skim over the sand dunes of Mars is as yet, only a dream.
In that day, our machines and our descendants approaching the speed of light, will skim the light-years leaping ahead through time, seeking new worlds.
I need another double latte, no cream, skim milk, decaf.
Skim milk, two sugar.
News and current affairs
Most importantly, this arrangement allows the Chinese government to skim off a significant slice from the value of Chinese exports without interfering with the incentives that make people work so hard and make their labor so productive.