foaming 1 of 2

as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger was so upset that he was really foaming

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foaming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of foam

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Recent Examples of foaming
Adjective
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 After dampening your skin, this oil cleanser turns into a foaming texture that can remove even the most stubborn smokey eyes. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 20 Sep. 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
  • Police said ballistic evidence was recovered at the scene, but no arrests have been made.
    Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
  • Shell casings were recovered at the Greenwood Street scene and ballistic evidence from the van.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • After a year of intense efforts, we are baffled and indignant.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 May 2025
  • Before the arrest, some indignant residents took to social media to speculate about a possible motive — alleging without proof that unscrupulous developers or even the city itself may have orchestrated the acts.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 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
  • That's the tipping point, and Austin breaks up the bromance, leaving Craig lost and angry and eager to prove himself as a cool dude worth hanging out with.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025
  • And a lot of people who were really angry and really hurt and really frustrated about their place in life in America.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Shinwell takes the rep aside and asks her to grab some of the antidote to the sickness that pushed Stephens into a coma, because the mad scientist must have some lying around.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
  • The late 19th century was a boom time for mad inventors, scam artists, and fast-talking salesmen.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 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
  • Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • But even with a better offensive night for Jerome, he was still beaten off the dribble too many times and couldn’t stay on the court for that last, furious push.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 14 May 2025

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