suds

[ suhdz ]
/ sʌdz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

soapy water.
foam; lather.
Slang. beer.

verb (used with object)

to wash with soap or detergent (often followed by out): to suds out a pair of socks.

Origin of suds

1540–50; 1900–05 for def 3; perhaps < Middle Dutch sudse puddle, marsh; akin to sodden

OTHER WORDS FROM suds

suds·a·ble, adjective non·suds·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for sudsing

British Dictionary definitions for sudsing

suds
/ (sʌdz) /

pl n

the bubbles on the surface of water in which soap, detergents, etc, have been dissolved; lather
soapy water
slang, mainly US and Canadian beer or the bubbles floating on it

Derived forms of suds

sudsy, adjective

Word Origin for suds

C16: probably from Middle Dutch sudse marsh; related to Middle Low German sudde swamp; see seethe