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spumy
Origin
spume
/
spyum
/
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[
spyoom
]
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,
verb,
spumed,
spum·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by
forth
).
verb (used without object)
2.
to foam; froth.
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noun
3.
foam, froth, or scum.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
<
Latin
spūma
foam, froth; akin to
foam
Related forms
spu·mous,
spum·y,
adjective
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spume
(spjuːm)
—
n
1.
foam or surf, esp on the sea; froth
—
vb
2.
(
intr
) to foam or froth
[C14: from Old French
espume,
from Latin
spūma;
related to
spuere
to
spew
]
'spumous
—
adj
'spumy
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
spume
1390, from O.Fr. spume, from L. spuma "foam" (cf. It. spuma, Sp. espuma); cognate with O.E. fam, O.H.G. veim "foam" (see
foam
).
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