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skim meaning in Tamil

மேலாடை

/skɪm/

skim in Tamil: மேலாடை. In English, skim means to pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

Tamil words for skim

மேலாடை

English meaning of skim

  1. verb To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
  2. verb To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
  3. verb To hasten along with superficial attention.
  4. verb To put on a finishing coat of plaster.

Full definition of skim

skim in a sentence

  • I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.

Synonyms of skim

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Questions about skim in Tamil

What is the meaning of skim in Tamil?
Skim in Tamil is மேலாடை.
skim என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Skim: மேலாடை.
What does skim mean in English?
Skim means to pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: skim (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: skim (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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