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spume

/spjuːm/noun

उच्चारण स्प्यूम

झाग, फेन

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SSC Exams before 2018
noun
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    [U] literary

    the mass of white bubbles that forms in waves when the sea is rough

    झाग, फेन

    • the spume of the crashing waves
    • Spume flew from the rocks as the waves crashed in.
    • White spume covered the shore after the storm.
    + 2 more examples
    • The spume rose high above the rocks at high tide.
    • Fishermen watched the spume swirl around their boats.

    Synonyms foam froth spray surf lather

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Keep the foam words together: spume (literary, foam on waves), foam (a mass of small bubbles), froth (bubbles on a liquid, like on coffee), lather (foam from soap), surf (the white foam of breaking waves).

झाग के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: spume (साहित्यिक, लहरों पर झाग), foam (छोटे बुलबुलों का समूह), froth (तरल पर बुलबुले, जैसे कॉफ़ी पर), lather (साबुन का झाग), surf (टूटती लहरों का सफ़ेद झाग)।

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The fine drops of water blown from waves are spray.

लहरों से उड़ने वाली पानी की बारीक बूँदें spray।