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 These once-unknowns got their feet wet on sudsy soaps. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for sudsy
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Adjective
  • The curiosity seems to be the blend of his height (7 feet 2), his age (20), his nationality (Chinese) and his bubbly personality.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bake until apples are tender, edges are bubbly, and top is golden, 45 to 60 minutes more.
    Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The married couple has served foamy lattes and fruity Italian sodas out of bookstores, such as Next Chapter Books on Detroit’s East Side, beloved pie shop Sister Pie, and the East Warren Avenue Farmers Market.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Skim off any foamy impurities with a tablespoon.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Carey’s latest era of her career, especially during her working relationship with Rosado, often sees the singer in sparkling gowns for her onstage performances.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This stopper keeps non-sparkling wine fresh for up to 10 days after opening by removing air from the bottle using vacuum-sealer technology.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That metric topped out around 2 during the dot-com boom, and at just over 3 during the pandemic’s frothy markets and muted economy.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And that is to say nothing of the burning crosses and the guns, the bomb threats and the gobs of hot, frothy spit.
    Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Sudsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudsy. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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