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
  • Every sip had the foamy goodness.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Add eggs, egg yolks, orange blossom water, orange zest and the foamy yeast sponge.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For the bubbly Glindas of the world, the Wicked Pink Refresher will be right up your alley.
    Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For her part, BunnaB, beloved for her infectious, near-constant laughs, has separated herself from this ascendant pack by infusing her bubbly disposition, girl’s girl attitude, unfettered authenticity — and the unmistakable gravity of earning a second shot.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • When the space transformed into a bottle shop during the COVID-19 pandemic, guests would collar sparkling wine or pét-nats well before the average diner became fluent in natural wines, understanding that skin contact means more than brushing up against your neighbor at the bar.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This is where Trentodoc, a crisp, bright sparkling wine made with grapes indigenous to the mountains, has been produced for more than a century.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 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
  • Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, Nvidia's shares have climbed 12-fold as the AI frenzy propelled the S&P 500 to record highs, igniting a debate on whether frothy tech valuations could lead to the next big bubble.
    Niket Nishant, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Surrounding that and protected by an outer shell is the cytoplasm, a frothy liquid of protein-synthesizing ribosomes, energy-producing mitochondria, energy-storing lipids, and the like.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Lathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lathery. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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