Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overskim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-skim
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + skim.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overskims (present, singular) overskimming (participle, present) overskimmed (participle, past) overskimmed (past)

Questions

What does overskim mean?
To skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.
Where does overskim come from?
From over- + skim.

How to pronounce overskim

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