foam
noun
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc..
is foaming
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present progressiveof foam (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The water is foaming as dozens of huge fish thrash and jostle to get to the food.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2022
Fry for about two minutes, until the butter is foaming and the garlic starting to brown, then add the stock and bring to a simmer.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2017
The comeback has fuelled an already heated debate about whether the technology sector is foaming again.
From Economist ● May 14, 2015
But the reaction of his adversaries is foaming.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is—that he asks me to be his wife, and has no more of a husband’s heart for me than that frowning giant of a rock, down which the stream is foaming in yonder gorge.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
