spume
to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed by forth).
to foam; froth.
foam, froth, or scum.
Origin of spume
1Other words from spume
- spumous, spumy, adjective
Words Nearby spume
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How to use spume in a sentence
spume from the crested breakers at her wallowing bow salted the rain on his dripping face.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayAway to the west a few miles distant a fierce wind was blowing snow like fine spume over the brink of the cliffs.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonHis jewels glimmered for a moment, his dog ran low, struggling with difficulty through the spume of cloud.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceThe tang of the sea spume, of the salt-laden spray was on our lips; the songs of youth were in our hearts.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod RaineAhead, tossing a mane of smoke and a spume of spark, reveled the demoniac spirit of Fire.
A Pagan of the Hills | Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for spume
/ (spjuːm) /
foam or surf, esp on the sea; froth
(intr) to foam or froth
Origin of spume
1Derived forms of spume
- spumous or spumy, adjective
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