Verb
to go through something hastily
to read something hurriedly without being attached to details
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAnd if you think you’re not going to be asked by someone inside or outside your company to explain your lack of a VDP, skim through these quotes and then think again. Source: Internet
Be prepared for a hefty read and don't hesitate to skim through the parts that may be too technical for some. Source: Internet
If we skim through the press, we will find a mass of recent news articles reporting how a significant proportion of the population is coming into retirement to find that they are drastically underinvested and, thus, unable to retire comfortably. Source: Internet
Meanwhile, modern readers competently skim through multiple online news-sites in a matter of minutes, liking and sharing, but not necessarily caring and understanding, as they go. Source: Internet
However, I will skim through the reviews to see if the book was actually read by the person rating it. Source: Internet
I also skim through the Wall Street Journal, mostly the travel, personal, and book reviews. Source: Internet