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- Dictionaryspume/spjuːm/
noun
- 1. froth or foam, especially that found on waves: "the spume of the white-capped waves"
verb
- 1. form or produce a mass of froth or foam: "water was spuming under the mill"
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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 definition: 1. white foam (= bubbles) on the top of waves in water: 2. If water or waves spume somewhere, they…. Learn more.
Spume definition: to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by forth).. See examples of SPUME used in a sentence.
spume in British English. (spjuːm ) noun. 1. foam or surf, esp on the sea; froth. verb. 2. (intransitive) to foam or froth. Collins English Dictionary.
SPUME meaning: 1. white foam (= bubbles) on the top of waves in water: 2. If water or waves spume somewhere, they…. Learn more.
Define spume. spume synonyms, spume pronunciation, spume translation, English dictionary definition of spume. n. Foam or froth on a liquid, as on the sea. intr.v. spumed , spum·ing , spumes To froth or foam. spu′mous , spum′y adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of...
The spuming, or bubbling action happens when breaking waves introduce air into the water and then trap it in bubble form. To remember spume, just think about the foam that washes up on the beach and sticks there for a time.
Definition of spume noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "SPUME": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Spume definition: Foam or froth on a liquid, as on the sea.
