| 单词 | foamy |
| 释义 | foamy (once / 10305 pages) adj Something that's foamy is frothy, or full of tiny air bubbles. A cake recipe might instruct you to beat three eggs until they're foamy. A mug of root beer is foamy on top, and waves on a beach have a bubbly, foamy appearance too. A handful of shaving cream is foamy, and so is a dollop of whipped cream on top of your ice cream sundae. Foamy comes from the Old English faemig, "covered with foam," from fam, which means both "foam" and "the sea" in Old English. WORD FAMILYfoamy: foamier, foamiest, foamily, foaminess+/foam: foamed, foaming, foams, foamy/foaming: foamingly USAGE EXAMPLESIn the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy. Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) Once it has become melted and foamy, stir in the celery. Washington Post(Nov 09, 2016) I caught a foamy, mushy wave and dropped into the green face and snapped a couple hacks before it closed out and obliterated me. Time(Nov 11, 2016) 1adj emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation foamy (or frothy) beer Syn bubbling, bubbly, effervescing, foaming, frothy, spumy effervescent (of a liquid) giving off bubbles 2adj producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease Syn foaming, frothing unhealthy not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind |
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