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Verb: skim over  skim ow-vu(r)
  1. Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
    "The birds skimmed over the water";
    - skim
     
  2. Read superficially
    "She skimmed over the less important sections";
    - skim

Derived forms: skimming over, skimmed over, skims over

Type of: read, touch