as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger
was so upset that he was really foaming
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as in steaming
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the old man foamed and raged when they told him he would have to give up the farm
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Recent Examples of foaming
Emily Orofino, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
While many foaming cleansers often leave your skin parched and stiff, reviewers rave that Neutrogena’s Ultra Gentle Cleanser really lives up to its name and leaves the skin feeling soft, supple, and clean.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
OxiClean Max Force is a foaming formula that performs very well on makeup stains, breaking down the pigment and wax from lipstick.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
After dampening your skin, this oil cleanser turns into a foaming texture that can remove even the most stubborn smokey eyes.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
What if a nuke drops, or climate change turns the world into a foaming puddle, or the next pandemic is spread through selfies?
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
This pharmacy favorite is oil-free and has moisturizing glycerin, gentle surfactants, and a foaming action that cleanses the skin without stripping it.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
One of my fondest memories was creating a small painting of a barn swallow on the back of a cigar box and trading it to a chef in Charlottesville for a steak dinner and a foaming glass of beer.
—Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
This foaming face wash is going to gently and thoroughly cleanse your skin without stripping away your skin barrier, leaving you with a moisturized complexion.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The foaming tablets penetrate residue and grime build-up and freshen your disposal with a clean citrus scent.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The Great Backlash was yet to be unleashed; the foaming tides of grievance awaited their arch whipper-up.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Despite its ability to cut through excess oil, this foaming formula won’t leave skin stripped, thanks to ceramides, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
While many foaming cleansers often leave your skin parched and stiff, reviewers rave that Neutrogena’s Ultra Gentle Cleanser really lives up to its name and leaves the skin feeling soft, supple, and clean.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
OxiClean Max Force is a foaming formula that performs very well on makeup stains, breaking down the pigment and wax from lipstick.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
After dampening your skin, this oil cleanser turns into a foaming texture that can remove even the most stubborn smokey eyes.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
What if a nuke drops, or climate change turns the world into a foaming puddle, or the next pandemic is spread through selfies?
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
This pharmacy favorite is oil-free and has moisturizing glycerin, gentle surfactants, and a foaming action that cleanses the skin without stripping it.
—April Benshosan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
One of my fondest memories was creating a small painting of a barn swallow on the back of a cigar box and trading it to a chef in Charlottesville for a steak dinner and a foaming glass of beer.
—Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 9 July 2024
This foaming face wash is going to gently and thoroughly cleanse your skin without stripping away your skin barrier, leaving you with a moisturized complexion.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
Verb
At this point, the butter should be foaming.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
The foaming tablets penetrate residue and grime build-up and freshen your disposal with a clean citrus scent.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The Great Backlash was yet to be unleashed; the foaming tides of grievance awaited their arch whipper-up.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foaming
Adjective
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Sitting in the visiting manager’s office at Yankee Stadium, Brewers manager Pat Murphy declined to go ballistic over the torpedo bats that blew up his pitching staff over the first three games of the season.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Prior to his painting, this transfer class, now called ballistic capture transfers, or weak stability boundary (WSB) transfers, did not exist, Belbruno said.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the clip, Miyazaki seems neither outraged nor indignant, simply exhausted and annoyed.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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The officers allow Eddie, indignant and disempowered by the search, to come in to help his son.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Then the truck flipped over, sending the workers into the raging water.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Here is the list of fighters that gained immortality as a result of this raging inferno.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.—
Made by History,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Related article People are angry at Gen Z taking photos of airport trays.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her!—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis).—
Jim Halterman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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Nearby sits a small wood-burning stove, which should be sufficient to heat the home.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Leafs hatched a furious last-minute comeback to force overtime, only to lose 6-5 in a shootout to the Sharks, Toronto’s second such loss to San Jose this month.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Martin’s work has taken on a furious pace in the past few months amid the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion protocols and health, welfare and Medicaid cuts that will fall hard on vulnerable Black Americans.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Foaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foaming. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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