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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

The metal was too smooth, and scummed with frost.

From A Matter of Proportion by Walker, Anne

The pot must be well scummed before the herbs are put in.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

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 Kerr, Robert

The lake opened out before them, scummed with foam and torn into choppy, white-topped waves among which the logs were tossing.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)