as in bubbly
covered with, consisting of, or resembling foam came out of the bathroom with her hair all sudsy because someone had turned off the water

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Recent Examples of sudsy That may mean teaming up with the Lifetime cable network to produce a 15-minute vignette that has all the hallmarks of one of the outlet’s sudsy romance movies, yet is meant to promote visits to the Chili’s restaurant chain and trying its signature margaritas. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025 Plastic cups sloshing with sudsy golden lagers and pale pink rum punch glide to tables crowded with friends. Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2024 In an attempt to buck traditional stereotypes, some couples will have photos of themselves eating pizza in elevators, taking a sudsy bath on their wedding morning, or jumping on the bed with their bridal parties. Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 1 July 2024 Even though it’s made with just 11 ingredients—none of which are harsh surfactants or sulfates—your child will enjoy it as a good sudsy shampoo. Sarah Bradley, Parents, 20 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for sudsy
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Adjective
  • Nest Lychee Rose is bubblier and way more rose-forward, Kayali Sparkling Lychee has more fruit variety but less actual lychee somehow.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 8 June 2025
  • The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Their plastic exterior and foamy plastic insulation does not have the best track record for the earth or the health of those who manufacture it.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
  • No matter your choice of pod, the coffee is rich and flavorful with a layer of foamy crema on top.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s made from grinding green tea leaves—which can be varying grades of quality—into a fine powder, which is then whisked with hot water to create a thick, frothy liquid.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 20 June 2025
  • In the third season of HBO’s The Gilded Age, a frothy costume drama set amid the robber barons and socialites of 1880s New York, a servant suddenly comes into money.
    Judy Berman, Time, 20 June 2025

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“Sudsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudsy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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