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skim-read

skim-read verb: to read quickly, skipping some detail.

Verb

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

  1. To read quickly, skipping some detail.
    Synonyms:
    skim

Synonyms of skim-read

Forms of skim-read

third-person singular presentskim-reads
present participleskim-reading
past participleskim-read
pastskim-read

Questions about skim-read

What does skim-read mean?
Skim-read means to read quickly, skipping some detail.
What part of speech is skim-read?
Skim-read is a verb.
What is the past tense of skim-read?
The past tense of skim-read is skim-read.

Words near skim-read in the dictionary

  1. skim through
  2. skim-coat
  3. skim-coated
  4. skim-coating
  5. skim-coats
  6. skim-read
  7. skim-reading
  8. skim-reads
  9. skimback
  10. skimbacks
  11. skimble-scamble

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