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foaming

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: F OW1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A process that forms foam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of foam

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the rabid animal's frothing mouth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foamy, frothing

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bubbling champagne
  • foamy (or frothy) beer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bubbling, bubbly, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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