spume
noun/spjuːm/
/spjuːm/
[uncountable] (literary)- the mass of white bubbles that forms in waves when the sea is rough synonym foam
- The wind whipped up the sea into clouds of spume.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French (e)spume or Latin spuma.Want to learn more?
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