Foam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈoʊm/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈəʊm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈəʊm/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈoʊm/.

Examples

the beer had a thick head of foam
The boiling soup was frothing
The river was foaming

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

froth fizz effervesce form bubbles sparkle

Parts of Speech

noun	a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid “the beer had a thick head of foam”
noun	a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
verb	become bubbly or frothy or foaming “The boiling soup was frothing”

Word Forms

foam	verb	become bubbly or frothy or foaming
foamy	adjective	emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
froth	verb	make froth or foam and become bubbly
frothy	adjective	emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
foam	noun	a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
froth	noun	a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
fizz	noun	an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
effervescent	adjective	(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
effervescence	noun	the process of bubbling as gas escapes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schaum

eine Masse kleiner Bläschen, die sich in oder auf einer Flüssigkeit bildet

🇫🇷French

mousse

une masse de petites bulles formées dans ou sur un liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

espuma

una masa de pequeñas burbujas formadas dentro o sobre un líquido

🇮🇹Italian

schiuma

una massa di piccole bolle formate in o su un liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

schuim

een massa kleine belletjes gevormd in of op een vloeistof

🇵🇹Portuguese

espuma

uma massa de pequenas bolhas formadas dentro ou sobre um líquido

🇷🇺Russian

мыло

масса мелких пузырьков, образовавшаяся в жидкости или на ней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फोम

किसी तरल पदार्थ में या उस पर बनने वाले छोटे-छोटे बुलबुलों का समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

ফেনা

একটি তরল বা তার উপর গঠিত ছোট বুদবুদের একটি ভর

🇮🇳Tamil

நுரை

ஒரு திரவத்தில் அல்லது அதன் மீது உருவான சிறிய குமிழ்களின் நிறை

🇮🇳Telugu

నురుగు

ఒక ద్రవంలో లేదా దానిపై ఏర్పడిన చిన్న బుడగలు

🇮🇳Marathi

फेस

द्रवामध्ये किंवा त्यावर लहान फुगे तयार होतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફીણ

પ્રવાહીમાં અથવા તેના પર બનેલા નાના પરપોટાનો સમૂહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋಮ್

ದ್ರವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಸಣ್ಣ ಗುಳ್ಳೆಗಳ ಸಮೂಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നുര

ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിലോ അതിലോ രൂപപ്പെട്ട ചെറിയ കുമിളകളുടെ ഒരു പിണ്ഡം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੱਗ

ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਬਣੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਬੁਲਬੁਲੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪੁੰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاگ

چھوٹے بلبلوں کا ایک بڑے پیمانے پر جو مائع میں یا اس پر بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泡沫

液体内部或表面形成的大量小气泡

🇯🇵Japanese

フォーム

液体中または液体上に形成される小さな泡の塊

🇰🇷Korean

거품

액체 안이나 위에 형성된 작은 기포 덩어리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bọt

một khối bong bóng nhỏ hình thành trong hoặc trên chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

โฟม

มวลของฟองอากาศเล็กๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นในหรือบนของเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

busa

massa gelembung kecil yang terbentuk di dalam atau di atas cairan

🇵🇭Filipino

bula

isang masa ng maliliit na bula na nabuo sa o sa isang likido

🇲🇾Malay

buih

jisim gelembung kecil yang terbentuk di dalam atau pada cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رغوة

كتلة من الفقاعات الصغيرة تتشكل في السائل أو عليه

🇮🇷Persian

فوم

توده ای از حباب های کوچک که درون یا روی یک مایع تشکیل شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

köpük

bir sıvının içinde veya üzerinde oluşan küçük kabarcıklardan oluşan bir kütle

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶצֶף

מסה של בועות קטנות שנוצרו בתוך או על נוזל

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