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verb Download 🔗Share To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily. Examples : "We're slipping the tomatoes before making the pasta sauce so the skins don't ruin the texture. " food fruit vegetable process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion. Examples : "slippings and slidings" action physics event condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
