Foam - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |fəʊm|  American pronunciation of the word foam
Brit.  |fəʊm|  British pronunciation of the word foam

noun

- a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid (syn: froth)
the beer had a thick head of foam
- a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

verb

- become bubbly or frothy or foaming (syn: effervesce, fizz, froth, sparkle)
The river was foaming

Extra examples

As I poured the beer, foam bubbled up in the glass.

The fire extinguisher is filled with foam.

The soda foamed in the glass.

The mixture will bubble and foam when you add the yeast.

The beer foamed up and overflowed the glass.

Some washing liquids foam too much.

Avoid any dog that is foaming at the mouth, it has a dangerous disease.

Critics were foaming at the mouth.

She scraped the foam off her coffee.

Firefighters using water and foam are still tackling the blaze.

The green water splashed and foamed over the rocks.

The river was foaming

...pillows made with springy foam that bounces right back...

A white damask cloth was spread over the velour foam seating.

This shaving foam isn't very lathery.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: foam
he/she/it: foams
present participle: foaming
past tense: foamed
past participle: foamed
noun
singular: foam
plural: foams
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