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In a large bowl stir together the warm water, yeast, and sugar; let stand until mixture is foamy, 5 minutes.—Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026 On the Argentinean side, fierce winds rise and fall above the peaks in mountain waves, tossing up rows of thin white clouds like foamy crests.—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Instead of your typical liquid cleanser, try this powder alternative, which becomes a foamy lather when wet.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 Asparagus retrofractus has large foamy sprays of foliage.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foamy
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of foamy was
before the 12th century