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Definition of
spume noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
spume
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
spyum
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
literary
)
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the mass of white bubbles that forms in waves when the ocean is rough
synonym
foam
The wind whipped up the sea into clouds of spume.
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spume
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adjective
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