as in bubbly
covered with, consisting of, or resembling foam came out of the bathroom with her hair all sudsy because someone had turned off the water

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Recent Examples of sudsy The sudsy drama is set in 1348 Florence, as the Black Plague ravages the city, and a group of nobles retreats to a villa in the Tuscan countryside to ride out the surge in style with a decadent holiday. Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024 Tidy the junk drawer Place a recycle bin and trash bin nearby, and set up a towel or old sheet and a bowl of sudsy water. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023 The clip shows Finn frolicking and diving around in sudsy water in his enclosure while zoo visitors watch with smiles. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023 For heavy grease build-up and stuck-on splatters, wipe your microwave door down with an all-purpose grease-cutting cleaner (like Mr. Clean Deep Cleaning Mist ) or a sudsy mix of dish soap and water. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for sudsy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sudsy
Adjective
  • The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
  • But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • The prep kitchen is decked out in a foamy pistachio green and playful tile.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2025
  • To create an airy, foamy consistency, the milky coffee is poured repeatedly from the tumbler into the saucer (called a davara) and back, which also helps bring the hot brew to a comfortable drinking temperature.
    Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Even Bauman’s funniest musical bits get swallowed in the show’s frothy, frolicsome relentlessness.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Whether in the form of rosettes to frothy embroideries, floral tops are the move for a soft, feminine touch to denim and trousers.
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Sudsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sudsy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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