1
[ adjective ] relating to or containing gas bubbles

Synonyms

frothy

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

Aids in preventing foamy bloat .

For prevention of foamy bloat , feed at a rate of 0.5 to 2 milligrams per head per day in mineral or salt or feed .

(Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)

The water in Thor 's big swimming_pool had been covered with a blanket of thick , foamy soapsuds - fashioned , of_course , from ZING - Joyce had dived from the board into the pool , then swirled and cavorted in her luxurious `` bath '' while cameras rolled .

Related terms

gaseous

2
[ adjective ] producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease

Synonyms

frothing foaming

Examples

"the rabid animal's frothing mouth"

Related terms

unhealthy

3
[ adjective ] emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

Examples

"bubbling champagne" "foamy (or frothy) beer"

Related terms

effervescent

4
[ adjective ] covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating

Examples

"the bubbling candy mixture" "a cup of foaming cocoa" "frothy milkshakes" "frothy waves" "spumy surf"

Related terms

agitated

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