skim across

Frequency: 6.01.8 per million words

to move quickly and lightly over a surface like water

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Examples (10)

  • We skimmed across the water in a small boat.
  • The flat stones skimmed across the surface of the frozen pond.
  • A swallow skimmed across the lake, catching insects.
  • The hovercraft skims across the waves at incredible speeds.
  • Morning light skimmed across the ripples of the quiet stream.
  • She watched the dragonflies skim across the pond in the garden.
  • Several speedboats skimmed across the bay during the race.
  • A cloud's shadow skimmed across the long grass of the meadow.
  • The hockey puck skimmed across the ice toward the open goal.
  • We saw a water strider skim across the surface of the puddle.