[
US
/ˈfoʊmi/
]
[ UK /fˈəʊmi/ ]
[ UK /fˈəʊmi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
foamy (or frothy) beer
bubbling champagne -
producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
the rabid animal's frothing mouth
How To Use foamy In A Sentence
- Xtools are a fine-looking line of marine tools; as the ISDA blog says, The rust-resistant tools feature tungsten-carbide cutting blades (for cutting braided wire) and foamy, soft-grip ergonomic handles that float. Boing Boing
- Whisk the egg whites until they are foamy but not stiff.
- Butterfly-shaped farfalle tossed with baby spinach, roasted cipollini onions and chanterelles celebrates the market but also the pasta maker; the dish is meatless but rich, thanks to its foamy butter sauce. Tom Sietsema on Equinox and 701: New chapters for two downtown mainstays
- The horse's flanks were soaked, its face was white with lather where the bridle rubbed, and foamy spit flew from its mouth as it tossed its head.
- I watch the sea and I think I see in the patterns of foamy surf tumbling arms and legs thrown together or held up, up in surrender. SEA MUSIC
- White and a pale sort of foamy green swirled together on the walls, and the doors were dark blue, ominous and foreboding pits that threatened to cave in before bad news.
- The team's research shows that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is able to stimulate macrophages - the immune cells the bacterium infects - to accumulate fat droplets, turning them into "foamy" cells. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- Without a sudsy, creamy, foamy or oily lubricant, you can give yourself razor burn or rash - no thanks.
- Within the microsporangium, the microspores are embedded in a foamy mass that is dispersed as ‘floats’.
- The wrong gas system will cause beer inside kegs to go flat or get foamy at the end of every keg.