lathery

as in foamy
covered with, consisting of, or resembling foam the lathery crests of the waves washed up and down the sandy beach

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Adjective
  • Meantime specializes in Czech traditions, including side pulls for foamy lagers and mlíko shots.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Skim off any foamy impurities with a tablespoon.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Toss everything together in the cooker and cook on LOW until the mixture is bubbly, 2 to 3 hours.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The bubbly beverages come in flavors like grapefruit-rosemary and lemon-lavender.
    Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Now, after 10 up-and-down seasons in the majors, with one sparkling year on his resume, Weaver is getting set to hit free agency.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, Vaccarello and Michaux purchased a house on a Brentwood hillside, a floating glass box with views spanning from the sparkling lights of downtown all the way to the Pacific, designed by the midcentury master Craig Ellwood.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Scrub the day away with this gentle sudsy soap, which comes in multiple scents (including fragrance free) and sizes, and is great even as the kids grow.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • From an axe to a sudsy bar of soap, the thing that appears on each cover is drawn from a story, poem, or essay in the issue and could be recognizable anywhere.
    Kei Lim June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • The return of Beyond Meat could be the latest signal of a frothy market, one that is relentlessly climbing higher in spite of concerns around elevated valuations and a possible artificial intelligence bubble.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Valuations look frothy but could go higher if AI capex increases beyond its already high levels.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Lathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lathery. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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