scum
noun
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
scummed
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past participleof scum.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scum.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scumnouna film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
Example Sentences
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A thick mist scummed the windshields as the 39-car motorcade rolled eastward under the grey sky toward Andau, a scant kilometer from the border.
From Time Magazine Archive
When it is well scummed, take out all the rest.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by Anne MacDonell
Boil them together a little while, till it be well scummed, and enough to become gelly.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by Anne MacDonell
The sea water overside and around the Pole Star was scummed with a film of mush ice.
From The Ice Pilot by Henry Leverage
It is here laboured or beaten with great staves, like batter or white starch, when it is allowed to settle, and the clear water on the top is scummed off.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr
