unskimmed

skim

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Definitions of unskimmed word

verb with object unskimmed to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk. 1
verb with object unskimmed to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. 1
verb with object unskimmed to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of water): The sailboat skimmed the lake. 1
verb with object unskimmed to throw in a smooth, gliding path over or near a surface, or so as to bounce or ricochet along a surface: to skim a stone across the lake. 1
verb with object unskimmed to read, study, consider, treat, etc., in a superficial or cursory manner. 1
verb with object unskimmed to cover, as a liquid, with a thin film or layer: Ice skimmed the lake at night. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English skymen, skemen, variant of scumen to skim; see scum

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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