soapsuds
Americannoun
plural noun
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Origin of soapsuds
Example Sentences
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Huntley painted a picture of a hosepipe, a bucket of water and soapsuds - and that of a man and his dog larking about.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
She had been wearing a swimsuit in the tub, she said, and “the soapsuds were up to my neck.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2019
Eventually, a baby elephant arrives along with a bunch of hippies/flower children, and soapsuds fill the house.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2016
Here’s how it works: When you flush or send soapsuds down the drain, the contents travel through miles of pipe and ultimately reach Blue Plains, off Interstate 295 in Southwest Washington .
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2015
He smelled like soapsuds and catnip and the ocean at night.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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