FOAMY

foaming, foamy, frothing

(adjective) producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; ā€œthe rabid animalā€™s frothing mouthā€

bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy

(adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; ā€œbubbling champagneā€; ā€œfoamy (or frothy) beerā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

foamy (comparative foamier, superlative foamiest)

Full of foam.

Synonyms

• frothy, spumescent; see also effervescent

Noun

foamy (plural foamies)

Alternative spelling of foamie

Source: Wiktionary


Foam"y, a.

Definition: Covered with foam; frothy; spumy. Behold how high the foamy billows ride! Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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