What is the meaning of skimmed?

verb

  • Travel on the surface of water.
  • Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of.
  • Examine hastily.
    • usage: "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
  • Cause to skip over a surface.
    • usage: "Skip a stone across the pond"
  • Coat (a liquid) with a layer.
  • Remove from the surface.
    • usage: "skim cream from the surface of milk"
  • Read superficially.

adjective

  • Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed.
    • usage: "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"
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APAWordNet. (2010). skimmed. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/skimmed/definitions/1183666
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