cream
noun
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
creaming
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present participleof cream.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“I spend most of my time rubbing creams all over my body. … Face cream, eye cream, foot cream, just constantly creaming myself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
The addition of one substance doubled the available latex and that yield was increased by 12-fold when a creaming agent was added for purification.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024
Matt Downie, chief executive of the homeless charity Crisis, has called it "a really Wild West system where the winners are the people creaming off very large profits".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2022
During the process of creaming, you're incorporating air into the mixture, while also combining the butter and sugar.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2021
It was then that she went through her beauty routine, a cleansing, creaming ritual, which on Saturday nights included washing her hair.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
