skim low
Frequency: 3.50.5 per million words
to fly or move very close to the surface of something
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- A bird skimmed low over the water.
- The plane had to skim low over the treetops to avoid detection.
- We watched as the stone skimmed low across the lake, bouncing several times.
- Mist began to skim low over the fields as evening approached.
- The speedboat skimmed low across the waves, leaving a white trail.
- During the storm, the clouds seemed to skim low over the rooftops.
- The swallows gracefully skim low over the meadow, catching insects.
- He learned to make his frisbee skim low and fast, just above the ground.
- The drone was programmed to skim low along the river, capturing footage.
- If you skim low over the sand dunes, you'll see the tracks.