different between suds vs sudsy

English

Etymology

From the plural of sud, a variant of sod (“a bubbling or boiling”), equivalent to sud +? -s. Related to seethe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?dz/

Noun

suds (uncountable)

1. Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water.
2. (slang) beer

   We went out for some pizza and suds.

Usage notes

• Sometimes treated as uncountable ("too much suds") and sometimes as plural ("too many suds").

Derived terms

• oversuds
• soapsuds
• suds up

Translations

Verb

suds (third-person singular simple present sudses, present participle sudsing, simple past and past participle sudsed)

1. (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, soapsuds.

   We sudsed the car before washing it down until it gleamed like new.

English

Etymology

From suds +? -y.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?dz?, IPA^(key): /?s?d.zi/
• Rhymes: -?dzi

Adjective

sudsy (comparative sudsier, superlative sudsiest)

1. Having suds; having froth or lather like soapy water.
   • 1944 September, "Crash Fires: how to fight them" Air Force Magazine, vol. 27, page 50.

   • 1965, Cleanliness Bureau of the Soap & Detergent Association, Public Housing Administration, Simplified Housekeeping Directions for Homemakers, page 7.

   • 2018, Julia Kelly, Matchstick Man: The Story of a Relationship.

Derived terms

• sudsily
• sudsiness