spume
verb (used with object)
to eject or discharge as or like foam or froth; spew (often followed byforth ).
spuming
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present participleof spume.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And Tucci, playing a sleazier Tony Stark, is forever spuming the orders and insults of an undersize bully.
From Time ● Jun. 26, 2014
At times the movie plays like a bottle of champagne shaken so thoroughly by pranksters that it keeps spuming its contents till there’s no liquid left to drink.
From Time ● May 30, 2014
She thundered for the open Sound off Duwamish Head, cleared the water once, settled back, rose anew, spindrift spuming from her hull step, wake boiling behind.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the opposite side of the earth, in the Yellow Sea of Wei-hai-wei, the spanky new British submarine Poseidon came spuming to the surface like a dolphin after air.
From Time Magazine Archive
When she reached out I retreated, spuming her tentative touch.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
