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adjective

ˈfō-miŋ How to pronounce foaming (audio)
Definition of foamingnext
as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger was so upset that he was really foaming

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foaming

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verb

present participle of foam
as in steaming
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger the old man foamed and raged when they told him he would have to give up the farm

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Recent Examples of foaming
Adjective
Look for scrub-free foaming bathroom cleaners that are labeled as safe for your surface, or try one of the methods below. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026 One way to help keep your skin barrier intact is to use a creamy moisturizing cleanser instead of a foaming cleanser. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Looking out at an endless expanse of ocean blue while the foaming tide rolls in is enough to put anyone in a vacation state of mind. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2026 According to Amazon shoppers, one foaming facial cleanser is worth adding to your lineup. — Claire West, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foaming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foaming
  1. ballistic
  2. steaming
  3. angry
  4. raging
  5. indignant
  6. boiling
  7. enraged
  8. storming
Adjective
  • Ukraine's air force said that Russia launched 188 drones -- 86 of which were jet-powered -- and an unspecified number of ballistic and cruise missiles into the country overnight.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Sanon and several associates flew to Haiti from South Florida on a private jet, smuggling a handful of ballistic vests supplied by a Doral-area security company, prosecutors said.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballistic
Verb
  • Shawn, his parents, and the stranger were sitting around the dining table, their bowls of rice steaming before them, when the knock came.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Exhibiting a pile of hot, steaming garbage might have been more transgressive than showing these sculptures.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of steaming
Adjective
  • To argue that calling them immigrants is technically wrong is like getting angry at people who don’t pronounce Los Feliz the Spanish way.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Sheriff Rick Ramsay said Monday that the father later told detectives that Lopez was angry that prosecutors didn’t offer him any plea deals, so his son planned to leave the country rather than face conviction.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of angry
Verb
  • By March 1944, the Second World War had been raging for four and a half years, killing tens of millions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The department identified the deceased as a resident of Lancaster County, which is the epicenter of a raging outbreak that began in late April.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of raging
Adjective
  • The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to the conflicts of interest rife in this administration.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Online, fans and critics alike left indignant comments on Becky’s social media — dressing her down for presenting as an empowered woman, while welcoming back a penitent Lletget.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of indignant
Verb
  • This woman is just one boiling bunny removed from a restraining order and Wilde amusingly plays it for all its worth.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Both are distillates, produced by boiling crude oil and then cooling it back into liquid form.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of boiling
Adjective
  • And not just any velociraptor, but the enraged dinosaur that pushed franchise champion Rachel Reilly into a volcano, thereby burning the reality TV icon to a crisp in a sea of lava.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • Original bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis are back and playing with storming precision.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Even Bradley makes an appearance this season, storming out of a conversation in a cloud of expletives in the trailer.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of storming

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“Foaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foaming. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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