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Synonyms
foam (fōm)

[Middle English fom, from Old English fām.]

noun 

    1. A mass of bubbles of air or gas in a matrix of liquid film, especially an accumulation of fine, frothy bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid, as from agitation or fermentation.
    2. A thick chemical froth, such as shaving cream or a substance used to fight fires.
    1. Frothy saliva produced especially as a result of physical exertion or a pathological condition.
    2. The frothy sweat of a horse or other equine animal.
  3. The sea.
  4. Any of various light, porous, semirigid or spongy materials used for thermal insulation or shock absorption, as in packaging.

verb: foamed, foam·ing, foams. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To produce or issue as foam; froth.
    1. To produce foam from the mouth, as from exertion or a pathological condition.
    2. To be extremely angry; rage: was foaming over the disastrous budget cuts.
  3. To teem; seethe: a playground foaming with third graders.

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to produce foam.
  2. To cause to become foam.