Foaming

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A process that forms foam.

    "After three foamings, a steady state is reached."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of foam form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn."

Adjective
  1. 1
    producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease wordnet
  2. 2
    emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
boilingbubblingbubblycarbonationebullitioneffervescence

Example

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"I saw the great prophet with my own eyes. He had eyes like sparkling stars, and a beard like foaming water."

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foaming agent

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