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Read Superficially Kipling Tale Is Set In Southern Sea Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SKIMMED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed verb
- • To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
- • To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- • To hasten along with superficial attention.
- • To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
- • To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
- • To ricochet
- • To read quickly, skipping some detail
- • To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
- • To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
- • To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk
- • To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- • To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
- • To become coated over.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She brought me the skimmed milk from the refrigerator."
- • "The recipe called for skimmed yogurt instead of full-fat."
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