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spumeggiare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • churn verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
  • effervesce verb To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz.
  • froth noun A mass of small bubbles on top of a liquid; foam.

Senses

spumeggiare is used for these senses in English:

  • churn (transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
  • churn (intransitive) To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.
  • effervesce (intransitive, of a liquid) To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz.
  • froth (intransitive) (of a liquid) To bubble.

churn — full definition

  1. verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
  2. verb To produce something rapidly and in large quantity, often with an implication of low care or quality.
  3. noun The rate at which customers stop using a company's product or service.
  4. noun A container used for making butter by agitating cream.

effervesce — full definition

  1. verb To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz.
  2. verb To escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles.
  3. verb To show high spirits.

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