foam
/ˈfɔʊ̯m/ verb C2- To form or emit foam.
- To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.
- To coat or cover with foam. · It used to be common practice to foam the runway prior to an emergency landing, in case a fuel-fed fire occurred.
He/she/it foams · Past foamed · Past participle foamed · -ing form foaming
Verb forms
- Base form
- foam
- He/she/it
- foams
- Past
- foamed
- Past participle
- foamed
- -ing form
- foaming
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Castles of the foam,
Here is the weir with the wonder of foam,
Wheel and keep roaring and foaming for ever
Turning and churning that river to foam.
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