Skim 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 34
/skɪm/ (verb)
to read a passage as fast as possible to get the main gist, browse, speed-read, glance at – remove solid, e.g. fat or oil on top of something usually a liquid – to move very fast on top of something without touching its surface, glide, float, soar
Gist is the overall meaning, the core idea, of a spoken or written discourse. When taking a quick look at a written text to establish its genre and the main message its writer means to get across, we’re reading for gist. This is also known as skimming.
Source: https://www.britishcouncil.org/
Antonyms: scan, peruse
Noun: skimming
Noun: skimmer
