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spumy

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spume  (spym)
n.
Foam or froth on a liquid, as on the sea.
intr.v. spumed, spum·ing, spumes
To froth or foam.

[Middle English, from Old French espume, from Latin spma.]

spumous, spumy adj.
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Adj.1.spumy - emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles


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Byline: Josh Grossberg Staff Writer With ocean waves crashing on the rocks below and Santa Catalina Island hovering on the horizon across the spumy blue Pacific ocean, it boasts one of the most spectacular views that the Los Angeles coast is famous for.
 
 
 
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