foaming up
Producing sudsy froth
Foaming up describes the process of producing foam or becoming covered with froth.
Beer foams up when poured, soap foams up when agitated with water.
The phrase can describe deliberate action foam up the shampoo before applying or spontaneous reaction the mixture started foaming up when I added vinegar.
Figuratively, someone foaming up is growing agitated or enraged.
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- frothMass of small bubbles
- latte artDecorative espresso topping
- beer headFoam on draft
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
agitation · saponification · lather · whipped cream · surfactants · aeration · carbonation · shaving cream · emulsification · detergents · dispersion · stabilizers · fizzing · bubble over · cavitation · solubilization · soap suds · dish soap
process direction
foaming upsubsiding
Decreasing in intensity
deflating · settling down · dying down · defoaming · flattening out