Beat egg whites in a bowl until they are foamy and have a thick, ribbony texture, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Foamy
//ˈfəʊmi//
Synonyms for "foamy" (46 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (13)
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (23)
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Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
3 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- пенест adj (full of foam)
- пенлив adj (full of foam)
Catalan
1 entries- escumós adj (full of foam)
Esperanto
1 entries- ŝaŭma adj (full of foam)
Finnish
2 entries- vaahtoava adj (full of foam)
- vaahtoinen adj (full of foam)
French
1 entries- mousseux adj (full of foam)
Galician
1 entries- escumoso adj (full of foam)
German
3 entries- Schaum adj (full of foam)
- schaumig adj (full of foam)
- schäumend adj (full of foam)
Greek
1 entries- αφρώδης adj (full of foam)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- көбүктүү adj (full of foam)
Latin
1 entries- spūmeus adj (full of foam)
Northern Altai
1 entries- кӧбиктӱг adj (full of foam)
Occitan
1 entries- escumós adj (full of foam)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schumich adj (full of foam)
Polish
1 entries- pienisty adj (full of foam)
Romanian
1 entries- spumos adj (full of foam)
Russian
2 entries- пе́нистый adj (full of foam)
- пе́нный adj (full of foam)
Southern Altai
1 entries- кӧбӱктӱ adj (full of foam)
Spanish
2 entries- esponjoso adj (full of foam)
- espumoso adj (full of foam)
Turkish
1 entries- köpüklü adj (full of foam)
Yiddish
1 entries- שוימיק adj (full of foam)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom and Mary are out on a lake in a rowing boat. Tom pushes the oars rhythmically into the crystal-clear water, leaving a foamy trail in the wake of each plunge.
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This type of bug will cover itself in its own foamy spittle while it feeds.
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He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
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