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SPUMOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spumous mean?
• SPUMOUS (adjective)
The adjective SPUMOUS has 1 sense:
1. covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating
Familiarity information: SPUMOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating
Synonyms:
frothing; spumous; spumy; sudsy; bubbling; foaming; foamy
Context examples:
the bubbling candy mixture / a cup of foaming cocoa / frothy milkshakes / frothy waves / spumy surf
Similar:
agitated (physically disturbed or set in motion)
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