noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater. countable, uncountable

   "Materials dark and crude, / Of spiritous and fiery spume."

2. 2
   foam or froth on the sea wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To froth.
2. 2
   make froth or foam and become bubbly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

frothaerateairbeatbreakerbreakers

Example

More examples

"Materials dark and crude, / Of spiritous and fiery spume."

Etymology

From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.

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