Definition of "skims" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skim. (verb)

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• "A fine spray skims from the water right across the esplanade."
• "KLEIN: Well, I don't know how significant a mistake it is, although it does tend to reinforce my sense that John McCain kind of skims the surface of Iraq."
• "It took about an hour to get it to the bottom today, 2,000 feet, and it kind of skims along the bottom of the ground and it has a video capability and you can monitor that from up on the ship."