foam up

Become bubbly suddenly

To foam up is to produce foam or froth, often suddenly or abundantly.

Liquids foam up when agitated or when chemical reactions occur: The baking soda foamed up when I added vinegar, Beer foams up if you pour it too fast.

People foam up when they become agitated or enraged: He foamed up the moment politics came up.

whipping

whisk

Looped wire mixer

  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • frothMass of small bubbles
  • aerateExpose to circulation

emulsify · whip · fluff · cream · milk · cappuccino · latte · steamed · barista · meringue

lathering

soap

Fatty alkali cleanser

wash · rinse · detergent · cleanser · bathe · shower · bodywash · facewash · handwash · loofah

fizzing

carbonation

Gas dissolved in liquid

bubbling · percolate · ferment · brew · champagne · soda · beer · aerate · rising · overflow

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

outburst · temper · agitation · livid · irate · incensed · explode · erupt · fume · lose control

Opposites
physical state/surface activity

foam upsubside

Decrease in intensity

settle down · settle · deflate · flatten · collapse

vertical movement/volume change

foam upcollapse

Sudden structural failure

settle down · die down · recede · contract · shrink

surface activity

foam upstay calm

Remain unruffled

lie flat · settle · calm down · quiet down · smooth out

Family

foam, up, foams, foamed, foaming, foamy, foamier, foamiest, upping

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G