suds

[suhdz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. soapy water.

2. foam; lather.

3. Slang.,  beer.

verb (used with object)

1. to wash with soap or detergent (often followed byout ).

   to suds out a pair of socks.

suds

/ sʌdz /

plural noun

1. the bubbles on the surface of water in which soap, detergents, etc, have been dissolved; lather

2. soapy water

3. slang,  beer or the bubbles floating on it

Other Word Forms

• sudsable adjective
• nonsudsing adjective
• sudsy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suds¹

1540–50; 1900–05 suds for def. 3; perhaps < Middle Dutch sudse puddle, marsh; akin to sodden

Word History and Origins

Origin of suds¹

C16: probably from Middle Dutch sudse marsh; related to Middle Low German sudde swamp; see _seethe

Example Sentences

Penelope was up to her elbows in suds, but her mind wandered, as minds tend to do, and the topic of Edward Ashton was where it settled.

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“There are so many ways to make the suds stretch further.”

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Which is no doubt music to the ears of the folks at Corona, whose suds Snoop has pitched in many a television ad.

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The couple were going to serve Atrevida suds at the summer gala for the Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber, which calls itself the Concilio.

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Branding was not much of a consideration, he said, since he had no plans to sell his suds.

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