écumer
French
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to foam, foam up, froth, froth up
- (intransitive) to lather as of a horse
- (transitive) to unfoam, remove foam from
- (transitive) to take the scum off
- (transitive) to skim
- (figuratively) to scour shops, etc., looking for something
Etymology
Affix from French écume (scum).
Origin
French
écume
Gloss
scum