spume
[ spyoom ]
/ spyum /
verb (used with object), spumed, spum·ing.
to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by forth).
verb (used without object), spumed, spum·ing.
to foam; froth.
noun
foam, froth, or scum.
Origin of spume
1300–50; Middle English < Latin
spūma foam, froth; akin to
foam
OTHER WORDS FROM spume
spu·mous, spum·y, adjectiveWords nearby spume
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British Dictionary definitions for spume
spume
/ (spjuːm) /
noun
foam or surf, esp on the sea; froth
verb
(intr)
to foam or froth
Derived forms of spume
spumous or spumy, adjectiveWord Origin for spume
C14: from Old French
espume, from Latin
spūma; related to
spuere to
spew