skim

How many syllables in skim?

  1 syllable

Divide skim into syllables:   skim
Syllable stress:   skim
How to pronounce skim:   skim
How to say skim:

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Synonyms for skim


1 syllable
  • browse
  • fly
  • graze
  • skate
  • float
  • glide
  • scan
  • soar
2 syllables
  • speed read
    3 syllables
    • read quickly
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      What rhymes with skim

      1 syllable
      • bream
      • crim
      • glim
      • Grimm
      • gym
      • hymn
      • jim
      • lim
      • limn
      • nim
      • rim
      • shim
      • slim
      • sym
      • tim
      • vim
      • brim
      • dim
      • grim
      • grimme
      • him
      • im
      • kim
      • limb
      • mim
      • prim
      • scrim
      • sim
      • swim
      • Tim
      • trim
      • whim
      2 syllables
      • crimble
      • McKim
      • grimace
      • prelim
      3 syllables
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