skim

Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed.

“yogurt made with skim milk”

“she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter”

Coat (a liquid) with a layer.

Examine hastily.

Read superficially.

Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of.

Cause to skip over a surface.

Travel on the surface of water.

Remove from the surface.

“skim cream from the surface of milk”

Reading or glancing through quickly.

A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid.

“there was a thin skim of oil on the water”