foamy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /fəʊmi/
• (America) IPA: /foʊmi/

Adjective

foamy (comparative foamier, superlative foamiest)

1. Full of foam.

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

   • 1715–1720:Tlepolemus, the sun of Hercules, / Led nine swift vessels through the foamy seas — Alexander Pope, The Iliad
   • 1831: For busy thoughts the Stream flowed on / In foamy agitation — William Wordsworth, Yarrow Revisited.

Synonyms

• frothy, spumescent; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

Translations

• French: mousseux
• German: schaumig, schäumend, Schaum
• Russian: пе́нистый
• Spanish: esponjoso (material), espumoso (liquid)

Noun

foamy (plural foamies)

1. Alternative spelling of foamie#English|foamie

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