verbbriathar1remove sthtransitiveaistreachscimeáilverbcmubearrverbcmuskim the fat off the topbearr an gheir den bharr2pass over sthtransitiveaistreachscimeáil arPhrVcmuit skimmed the surfacescimeáil sé an dromchlaintransitiveneamhaistreachthe birds were skimming over the wavesbhí na héin ag scinneadh de bharr na dtonnta3throw stonetransitiveaistreachscimeáilverbcmuhe skimmed a stone over the waterscimeáil sé cloch ar an uisce, chuir sé cloch ag léim ar an uisce4read quicklytransitiveaistreachscimeáilverbcmusúil thapa a chaitheamh armearléamh a dhéanamh arshe skimmed the essaychaith sí súil ghasta ar an aiste, scimeáil sí an aisteintransitiveneamhaistreachscimeáilverbcmuhe skimmed through the bookchaith sé súil thapa ar an leabhar, thug sé ruaill ar an leabhar5deal with superficiallytransitiveaistreachléim tharcmufar too often she skims the issuesléimeann sí thar na ceisteanna i bhfad rómhinic, is rómhinic nach bpléann sí na ceisteanna sách mionto skim the surface of a questiongan dul isteach go domhain i gceist, gan dul go croí ceisteintransitiveneamhaistreachit just skims over the real issuení dhéanann sé ach baint don cheist mhór, ní dhéanann sé ach sciorradh thar an gceist mhór6informalneamhfhoirmeáltastealtransitiveaistreachbearrverbcmuscimeáilverbcmuhe was skimming money from the accountbhí sé ag scimeáil airgid as an gcuntasshe skims the profits off the businessbearrann sí an brabús den ghnó7financeairgeadascopytransitiveaistreachscimeáilverbcmuthey're skimming cardstá siad ag scimeáil cártaíPhrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ skim off