Spume: meaning, definitions and examples
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spume
[ spjuหm ]
water surface
Spume refers to a frothy mass of bubbles or foam, particularly as it relates to the surface of water, especially in turbulent conditions like waves crashing on a shore. It can also be used metaphorically to describe any frothy or foamy substance that resembles what you might find on the ocean or a river. Spume is often seen in the context of nature, particularly in association with marine environments and can denote cleanliness or purity when associated with fresh water. In literature, it might evoke imagery of wild seas or turbulent emotions.
Synonyms
foam, froth, frothiness, scum.
Examples of usage
- The spume from the crashing waves covered the rocks.
- We watched the spume rise as the wind whipped the sea.
- The beach was lined with white spume after the storm.
- Children laughed as they played in the spume left by the surf.
Translations
Translations of the word "spume" in other languages:
๐ต๐น espuma
๐ฎ๐ณ เคซเฅเคจ
๐ฉ๐ช Schaum
๐ฎ๐ฉ busa
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะฝะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ piana
๐ฏ๐ต ๆณก
๐ซ๐ท รฉcume
๐ช๐ธ espuma
๐น๐ท kรถpรผk
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฑฐํ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฑุบูุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ pฤna
๐ธ๐ฐ pena
๐จ๐ณ ๆณกๆฒซ
๐ธ๐ฎ pena
๐ฎ๐ธ froรฐa
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบำฉะฑัะบัะตะฝั
๐ฌ๐ช แคแฃแฆแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ kรถpรผk
๐ฒ๐ฝ espuma
Etymology
The word 'spume' originates from Middle English 'spume' and Old English 'spลซma', which is derived from a Germanic root that is related to words in other Germanic languages, such as Old High German 'sfuoma' and Dutch 'schaam', which both convey a similar meaning relating to foam or froth. The term has been used in the English language since the early period, capturing the essence of bubbling or frothing substances particularly related to water. Over the centuries, 'spume' has taken on both literal and figurative uses in literature and poetry, often providing a vivid image of nature's wild beauty, particularly in describing turbulent seas and the dynamic surface of oceans and rivers.