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Meanings of
skim off
in English
Catalan
escumar
Back to the meaning
Remove from the surface.
cream
skim
cream off
Catalan
escumar
Synonyms
Examples for "
cream
"
cream
skim
cream off
Examples for "
cream
"
1
Semihard; full
cream
;
rapidly cured; Tilsit type; very fine; made at Itzehoe.
2
One pint rich
cream
;
two eggs; one-quarter ounce of gelatine; sherry wine.
3
She thought the money crops today would be ice
cream
and seafood.
4
Unlike parsnips, Jerusalem artichokes are great raw; though both make nice
ice
-
cream
.
5
Alice licked her something chocolate ice
cream
and carefully considered his question.
1
Semihard;
skim
;
blue-veined; made of all three milks: cow, goat and sheep.
2
A quick
skim
through Twitter reveals what really shook people this year.
3
It let the agency
skim
uncounted millions of dollars from the plan.
4
Semisoft; sour
skim
milk with salty flavor from curing in brine bath.
5
When it has boiled
skim
it, and then put in the plums.
1
We can leave the whipped
cream
off
your piece, if you prefer.
2
That was the day... Y'all bought me ice
cream
off
the truck.
3
It's real good country milk not a bit of
cream
off
.
4
This was a lot like wiping the ice
cream
off
Tanya.
5
She stuck her finger in the bowl and licked the
cream
off
it.
Usage of
skim off
in English
1
Then
skim
off
all the fat and warm it up and use.
2
When the potatoes are cooked,
skim
off
the olive oil and reserve.
3
Boil for 15 minutes and
skim
off
the scum that has risen.
4
Then
skim
off
whatever milk or impurity may rise to the top.
5
Bring to the boil and
skim
off
any scum from the surface.
6
Remove the lid and
skim
off
the excess oil on top.
7
Then
skim
off
the fat, and strain the gravy into a clean sauce-pan.
8
Melt the remaining butter over a low heat and
skim
off
the foam.
9
You need only to
skim
off
the discharges of mind that rise each day.
10
Cook until thick, stirring constantly, and
skim
off
the fat.
11
Using a large spoon,
skim
off
the scum as it rises from the bones.
12
Bring to the boil and
skim
off
any scum that rises to the surface.
13
Bring to a simmer and
skim
off
any scum that rises to the surface.
14
If you are using it immediately,
skim
off
the fat.
15
Even after you
skim
off
your rapacious commission, that's still seven hundred thousand a family.
16
Take the gravy that you poured from the meat, and
skim
off
all the fat.
Other examples for "skim off"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
skim
off
skim
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
skim off
Catalan
escumar
despumar
Skim off
through the time
Skim off
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common