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foaming

foaming

4.6
Covered in bubbles of sweat or spit, often from sickness
  • adjective
  • /ˈfoʊmɪŋ/
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  • The dog was foaming at the mouth, indicating it might be sick.

Examples

  • After running for miles, he lay on the ground, his mouth foaming as a sign of exhaustion.

  • The athlete finished the race foaming from the intense effort he had put in.

  • Going to try some foaming hand soap I saw from Dial.

  • This is my favorite, the Aveeno clear complexion foaming cleanser.

  • But I have here the doctor teals foaming bath with pure Epsom salts, coconut oil.

  • When I ordered it, they gave me this mini Cera VE survey foaming facial cleanser.

  • So I've got in a vino stress relief foaming bath there again, this towel thing, also a Hobby Lobby product.

Synonyms

frothy
vsfoaming
8 3.2

A liquid with many small bubbles and a layer of foam

describes bubbles produced by exhaustion or disease rather than chemical processes
foamy
vsfoaming
6 2.2

Covered with many small bubbles, like the top of a cappuccino

is specific to lathery sweat or saliva caused by extreme tiredness or illness
frothing
vsfoaming
6.7

Covered in thick foam at the mouth because of illness or being very tired

focuses on bubbles from exhaustion or disease rather than agitation

Antonyms

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

Compounds

foaming bath
1 3.3

A liquid or powder you add to bath water to make foam and smell nice

Surface Forms

foaming positive

Morphology

foaming = foam (transparent) = foam + ing

The adjective is transparently formed from the verb 'foam' with the participial suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

Foaming comes from the word foam plus the ending -ing; in this sense foam means 'bubbles of sweat or saliva', as when a very tired horse or a sick dog has froth around its mouth, so foaming can mean 'covered with such bubbles', for example 'foaming at the mouth'.