🧽 A soft material 🫧 A mass of bubbles 🫧 To make bubbles

to foam

23 1.7

To become covered with small bubbles, like milk when heated

verb
/foʊm/

: espumar

Spritz the seltzer until it foams up over the top.

I'm just going to take a decent size amount and foam that up with some water.

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Examples

First things first, we have the Glam Glow Super Cleanse clearing cream to foam cleanser.
I'm just going to take a decent size amount and foam that up with some water.

Harper's BAZAAR
All we're going to do is lie down on these mats and foam roll and stretch.
Stanley tries a couple of fierce expressions in the bathroom mirror, his mouth foaming with toothpaste.

Fiction book (1994)
The soap will foam when you add water and start to stir it.
She used the mixer to foam the cream until it was light and fluffy.
When the hot chocolate is stirred, it begins to foam and create bubbles on top.

Synonyms

to bubble

vsto foam

32 1.0

To make small round pockets of air appear in a liquid

refers more to overall frothiness rather than single small pockets

to froth

vsto foam

10 3.0

To make small bubbles form on the surface of a liquid

is the general neutral term for producing a bubbly surface

to lather

vsto foam

7 3.1

To make small bubbles with soap and water

describes bubbling generally without requiring soap or rubbing action

to sparkle

vsto foam

6 3.0

To form many small bubbles, as in champagne

focuses on bubbling action without suggesting visible shine

to fizz

vsto foam

3 3.0

To make bubbles and a soft hissing sound in a liquid

describes bubbling without implying audible noise or energetic gas release

to foam up

vsto foam

1 2.8

To become covered with bubbles

is the single word neutral term for the same process

to form bubbles

vsto foam

1 2.9

Make small round pockets of air inside or on a liquid

focuses on the whole frothy surface rather than separate pockets

to effervesce

vsto foam

1 8.2

To make small bubbles in a liquid or to behave in a lively, excited way

is the more neutral everyday term for becoming bubbly

to suds

vsto foam

5.3

To form bubbles and foam in a liquid

is the broader process not limited to cleaning or soap use

Idioms

to foam at the mouth

Informal

5 8.1

To show very strong anger or excitement in a way people can see

Phrasal Verbs

to foam up

1 2.8

To become covered with bubbles

Compounds

foam rubber

3 2.8

A soft spongy material with many air bubbles used for cushions or mattresses

polyurethane foam

Specialized

1 4.5

A light, spongy material used for cushions, insulation and packaging

foam cup

1 1.6

A light disposable container for drinks made from foam plastic

bath foam

1.0

A liquid or powder that makes bubbles and smells nice in a bath

foam bath

3.0

A liquid you add to a bath to make bubbles and a nice smell

foam glass

Specialized

6.7

A light hard material made from melted sand with many small air pockets used for insulation and building

sail foam

6.7

White bubbles that appear on the water behind a moving sailboat

shaving foam

2.2

A foamy cream that softens the hair on your face to make cutting with a razor easier

How Frothy

to seethe

2 6.3

to foam

23 1.7

to bubble

32 1.0

to fizz

3 3.0

Surface Forms

foam infinitive

foamed past

foamed past participle

foaming present participle

foams third person singular

Etymology

Foam comes from the same old word for 'froth' and simply means 'to make froth'. So when milk or waves foam, they are producing that light, bubbly froth you see on the surface.