spumescent

adj

Etymology

From Latin spumescens, p.pr. of spumescere (“to grow foamy”).

  1. derived from spumescens

Definitions

  1. Resembling froth or foam

    Resembling froth or foam; foaming.

    • The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality.
    • His eyes burned black with the intensity of their gaze over the hidden ravine below; over the thin, white waterfall, spumescent, blown into mist.
    • Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA