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foamy

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foam·y  (fm)
adj. foam·i·er, foam·i·est
1. Of, consisting of, or resembling foam.
2. Covered with foam.

foami·ly adv.
foami·ness n.

foamy [ˈfəʊmɪ]
adj foamier, foamiest
of, resembling, consisting of, or covered with foam
foamily  adv
foaminess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.foamy - producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
2.foamy - emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles

foamy
adjective bubbly, foaming, frothy, sudsy, lathery, spumescent Whisk the egg whites until they are foamy.
Translations
foamy [ˈfəʊmɪ] ADJespumoso
foamy [ˈfəʊmi] adj (= frothy) [waves] → écumeux/euse; [egg whites] → mousseux/euse
foamy
adj
(+er) (= frothy) waves, beerschäumend
(liter, = resembling foam) → schaumig
foamy [ˈfəʊmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → spumeggiante
foamy [ˈfəʊmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → spumeggiante


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But in the foamy confusion of their mixed and struggling hosts, the marksmen could not always hit their mark; and this brought about new revelations of the incredible ferocity of the foe.
I heard the swish of the water as the ship was suddenly brought round, and a foamy yellow-green wave flew across the little round window and left it streaming.
The sea was quiet now, and swelled lazily in broad billows that melted into one another and did not break except upon the beach in little foamy crests that coiled back like slow, white serpents.
 
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