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skim over
  1. v. read superficially [syn: skim]

  2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of [syn: skim]

Usage examples of "skim over".

I drop to within a few feet of the water, skim over the waves as I approach the rafter.

Never one to take chances, she took out her notebook to skim over the questions she'd listed, while people filed by her or merely loitered, chatting.

Her mind began to drift as she watched names, faces, data, skim over the screen.

I skim over some art notes on adjacent colors and their reflections.

She allowed her fingers to stray downward, crossing over the black points of hair at the nape of his neck, to skim over the firm rounds of muscle that filled out broad shoulders and strong arms.