as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger
was so upset that he was really foaming
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of foaming
Iman Balagam, Vogue, 11 July 2025
Cetaphil is a trusted brand, and their redness-relieving foaming face wash can help your skin feel more rejuvenated.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Despite its ability to cut through excess oil, this foaming formula won’t leave skin stripped, thanks to ceramides, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
While many foaming cleansers often leave your skin parched and stiff, reviewers rave that Neutrogena’s Ultra Gentle Cleanser really lives up to its name and leaves the skin feeling soft, supple, and clean.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
OxiClean Max Force is a foaming formula that performs very well on makeup stains, breaking down the pigment and wax from lipstick.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
What if a nuke drops, or climate change turns the world into a foaming puddle, or the next pandemic is spread through selfies?
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
This pharmacy favorite is oil-free and has moisturizing glycerin, gentle surfactants, and a foaming action that cleanses the skin without stripping it.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
One of my fondest memories was creating a small painting of a barn swallow on the back of a cigar box and trading it to a chef in Charlottesville for a steak dinner and a foaming glass of beer.
—Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
At this point, the butter should be foaming.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The foaming tablets penetrate residue and grime build-up and freshen your disposal with a clean citrus scent.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The Great Backlash was yet to be unleashed; the foaming tides of grievance awaited their arch whipper-up.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
After dampening your skin, this oil cleanser turns into a foaming texture that can remove even the most stubborn smokey eyes.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 11 July 2025
Cetaphil is a trusted brand, and their redness-relieving foaming face wash can help your skin feel more rejuvenated.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Despite its ability to cut through excess oil, this foaming formula won’t leave skin stripped, thanks to ceramides, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
While many foaming cleansers often leave your skin parched and stiff, reviewers rave that Neutrogena’s Ultra Gentle Cleanser really lives up to its name and leaves the skin feeling soft, supple, and clean.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
OxiClean Max Force is a foaming formula that performs very well on makeup stains, breaking down the pigment and wax from lipstick.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
What if a nuke drops, or climate change turns the world into a foaming puddle, or the next pandemic is spread through selfies?
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
This pharmacy favorite is oil-free and has moisturizing glycerin, gentle surfactants, and a foaming action that cleanses the skin without stripping it.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
One of my fondest memories was creating a small painting of a barn swallow on the back of a cigar box and trading it to a chef in Charlottesville for a steak dinner and a foaming glass of beer.
—Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
Verb
From swapping out foaming cleansers for gentler alternatives to ditching certain ingredients in favor of others, their recommendations will help keep your skin watered, balanced, and glowing through February and beyond.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
At this point, the butter should be foaming.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The foaming tablets penetrate residue and grime build-up and freshen your disposal with a clean citrus scent.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The Great Backlash was yet to be unleashed; the foaming tides of grievance awaited their arch whipper-up.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foaming
Adjective
-
Adding in the ballistic and cruise missiles dispatched, which are far more expensive per unit, brings the total price tag of Russia’s 2025 aerial campaign to almost $13.4 billion.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
-
Russian ballistic and cruise missiles then route around the defenses to strike their targets.—
ERIC SCHMIDT,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
But Hunter speaks with the indignant passion of someone who made nearly $1.5 million selling his art during his father’s campaign and the early years of his administration.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 July 2025
-
In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
Verb
-
Then the truck flipped over, sending the workers into the raging water.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
-
Here is the list of fighters that gained immortality as a result of this raging inferno.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Freed of her caring duties, angry and uncertain about her future Karl gets on a Greyhound bus and heads to Las Vegas where Jean is working as a waitress at the El Cortez.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
-
The family defended themselves against an angry mob of hundreds of people who surrounded the house, throwing rocks and threatening the family, Duggan said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Though it's deemed an accident in the play by Queen Gertrude, Ophelia was considered mad and the possibility of suicide was not ruled out.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
-
When Fishbein visited the property on a recent afternoon, a mad nest of rebar and brick rose over the horizon of a chain-link fence on 23rd Street.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
-
Nearby sits a small wood-burning stove, which should be sufficient to heat the home.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
-
In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
And plenty of fans are furious that Childers has embraced studio bells and whistles — there’s vocoder and drum loops on some songs — and is no longer singing exclusively about hardscrabble Appalachian life à la his 2017 debut Purgatory.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
-
Taiwan’s progressives, furious at the resulting obstruction, thus gathered enough signatures to vote on recalling roughly a third of the KMT’s legislators.—
LEV NACHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Foaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foaming. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share