spume

[ spyoom ]
/ spyum /
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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, adjective

Words nearby spume

spuddle, spue, spuggy, spuky, spumante, spume, spumescent, spumone, spun, spun glass, spun rayon

Words related to spumous

barmy, boiling, creamy, ebullient, effervescent, fizzy, frothy, lathery, simmering, sudsy, carbonated, fermented, scummy, seething, spumescent, yeasty

British Dictionary definitions for spumous

spume
/ (spjuːm) /

noun

foam or surf, esp on the sea; froth

verb

(intr) to foam or froth

Derived forms of spume

spumous or spumy, adjective

Word Origin for spume

C14: from Old French espume, from Latin spūma; related to spuere to spew