skim-read

verb

To read quickly, skipping some detail.

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Meanings

verbskim-read (third-person singular simple present skim-reads, present participle skim-reading, simple past and past participle skim-read)

present singular third person skim-reads · participle present skim-reading

  1. To read quickly, skipping some detail.

    Synonyms: skim

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo read quickly, skipping some detail.

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skim-read. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skim-read

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“skim-read.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skim-read. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skim-read,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skim-read.

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