foamed

Verb

foam (third-person singular simple present foams, present participle foaming, simple past and past participle foamed)

1. (intransitive) To form or emit foam.
   • […] And that is it
     Hath made me rig my navy; at whose burthen
     The anger'd ocean foams; with which I meant
     To scourge the ingratitude that despiteful Rome
     Cast on my noble father.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

   Synonyms:

   suds

2. (intransitive) To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.
   • […] to London will we march amain,
     And once again bestride our foaming steeds,
     And once again cry ‘Charge upon our foes!’
     But never once again turn back and fly.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
3. 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.

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