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

spumous, spumy, adjective

Words nearby spume

Spud Island, spue, spuggy, spuky, spumante, spume, spumescent, spumone, spun, spunbonded, spun-bonding

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Example sentences from the Web for spume

His jewels glimmered for a moment, his dog ran low, struggling with difficulty through the spume of cloud.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
And Orestes answers: 'Yes, help me, take me in thy arms, and wipe away the spume that still clings about my mouth and eyes.
The Gods are Athirst|Anatole France
Elliot and Holt left Kusiak in a spume of whirling, blinding snow.
The Yukon Trail|William MacLeod Raine
The rollers broke upon most of these rocks, and the spume swirled in dirty froth upon the pebbly beach.
A Republic Without a President and Other Stories|Herbert Ward

At the base of the dark declivities the combers were bursting, and the spume towered on the gale like grey smoke.
Old Junk|H. M. Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for spume

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

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单词	spume
释义	spume [ spyoom ] / spyum / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spume ON THESAURUS.COM 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 spumous, spumy, adjective Words nearby spume Spud Island, spue, spuggy, spuky, spumante, spume, spumescent, spumone, spun, spunbonded, spun-bonding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spume His jewels glimmered for a moment, his dog ran low, struggling with difficulty through the spume of cloud. Sons and Lovers\|David Herbert Lawrence And Orestes answers: 'Yes, help me, take me in thy arms, and wipe away the spume that still clings about my mouth and eyes. The Gods are Athirst\|Anatole France Elliot and Holt left Kusiak in a spume of whirling, blinding snow. The Yukon Trail\|William MacLeod Raine The rollers broke upon most of these rocks, and the spume swirled in dirty froth upon the pebbly beach. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories\|Herbert Ward At the base of the dark declivities the combers were bursting, and the spume towered on the gale like grey smoke. Old Junk\|H. M. Tomlinson British Dictionary definitions for spume 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spume scum, spray, foam, suds
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spume

verb (used with object), spumed, spum·ing.

verb (used without object), spumed, spum·ing.

noun

Origin of spume

OTHER WORDS FROM spume

Words nearby spume

Example sentences from the Web for spume

British Dictionary definitions for spume

noun

verb

Derived forms of spume

Word Origin for spume

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