spume

1 of 2

noun

ˈspyüm

: frothy matter on liquids : foam, scum

ocean spume

spumous

ˈspyü-məs

adjective

spumy

ˈspyü-mē

adjective

spume

2 of 2

verb

spumed; spuming

intransitive verb

: froth, foam

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Spume is a word for froth or foam that has been a part of the English lexicon for more than 600 years. An early example is found in a 14th-century quotation from the English poet John Gower: "She set a cauldron on the fire … and let it boil in such a plight, till that she saw the spume [was] white." "Spume" was borrowed from Anglo-French espume or "spume," and can be traced further back to Latin spuma. "Spuma" is also akin to Old English "fām," a word that is the ancestor of the modern English "foam," a synonym of "spume." Another relative of "spuma" is "pumex," the Latin word for pumice, a volcanic rock with a somewhat foamy appearance that is formed from a rapidly cooling, frothy lava.

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Noun spume floating on the ocean

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The water’s edge was frothed into a pink spume - evidence, Kolya speculated, that the artemia were spawning.

Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 The water’s edge was frothed into a pink spume — evidence, Kolya speculated, that the artemia were spawning.

Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Standing on these beaches creates a sense of natural infinity – of white sand, of frothy spume, of blue-green water.

Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 In the intervening seven decades, the event has developed from a small sports-car show and race into a weeklong car-and-lifestyle bacchanal that blankets the Monterey Peninsula in plumes of blue smoke and champagne spume.

Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2018

单词	spume
释义	spume 1 of 2 noun ˈspyüm : frothy matter on liquids : foam, scum ocean spume spumous ˈspyü-məs adjective spumy ˈspyü-mē adjective spume 2 of 2 verb spumed; spuming intransitive verb : froth, foam Did you know? Spume is a word for froth or foam that has been a part of the English lexicon for more than 600 years. An early example is found in a 14th-century quotation from the English poet John Gower: "She set a cauldron on the fire … and let it boil in such a plight, till that she saw the spume [was] white." "Spume" was borrowed from Anglo-French espume or "spume," and can be traced further back to Latin spuma. "Spuma" is also akin to Old English "fām," a word that is the ancestor of the modern English "foam," a synonym of "spume." Another relative of "spuma" is "pumex," the Latin word for pumice, a volcanic rock with a somewhat foamy appearance that is formed from a rapidly cooling, frothy lava. Synonyms Noun foam froth head lather suds surf See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun spume floating on the ocean Recent Examples on the Web Noun The water’s edge was frothed into a pink spume - evidence, Kolya speculated, that the artemia were spawning. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 The water’s edge was frothed into a pink spume — evidence, Kolya speculated, that the artemia were spawning. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Standing on these beaches creates a sense of natural infinity – of white sand, of frothy spume, of blue-green water. Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 In the intervening seven decades, the event has developed from a small sports-car show and race into a weeklong car-and-lifestyle bacchanal that blankets the Monterey Peninsula in plumes of blue smoke and champagne spume. Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2018 Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin spuma — more at foam First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined above spume noun as in foam a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid spume floating on the ocean Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance foam froth surf suds mist spray head lather spindrift mousse scum
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