Foamy

//ˈfəʊmi// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of foamie. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of foam.

    "He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean."

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

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frothyairybarmybubbliciousbubblingbubbly

Example

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"Beat egg whites in a bowl until they are foamy and have a thick, ribbony texture, 2 to 3 minutes."

Etymology

From Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ (“frothy, foamy”), from Proto-West Germanic *faimag, *faimīg, equivalent to foam + -y.

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