foaming

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foaming - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  foaming \foam"ing\ adj.
     Giving off bubbles and developing a head of foam; as, a
     foaming glass of beer.
  
     Syn: bubbling, frothing.
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  Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Foamed (f[=o]md); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Foaming.] [AS. f[=ae]man. See Foam, n.]
     1. To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.
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              He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth. --Mark ix.
                                                    18.
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     2. To form foam, or become filled with foam; -- said of a
        steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy,
        as because of chemical action.
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foaming - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  foaming
      adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or
             fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy)
             beer" [syn: bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy,
             frothy, effervescing, spumy]
      2: producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from
         exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth"
         [syn: foaming, foamy, frothing]