froth

[ frawth, froth ]

noun

1. an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
2. a foam of saliva or fluid resulting from disease.
3. something unsubstantial, trivial, or evanescent:

   The play was a charming bit of froth.

   Synonyms: nonsense, fluff, frivolity, triviality

verb (used with object)

1. to cover with froth:

   giant waves frothing the sand.

2. to cause to foam:

   to froth egg whites with a whisk.

3. to emit like froth:

   a demagogue frothing his hate.

verb (used without object)

1. to give out froth; foam:

   frothing at the mouth.

froth

/ frɒθ /

noun

1. a mass of small bubbles of air or a gas in a liquid, produced by fermentation, detergent, etc
2. a mixture of saliva and air bubbles formed at the lips in certain diseases, such as rabies
3. trivial ideas, talk, or entertainment

verb

1. to produce or cause to produce froth
2. tr to give out in the form of froth
3. tr to cover with froth

Derived Forms

• ˈfrothily, adverb
• ˈfrothiness, noun
• ˈfrothy, adjective

Other Words From

• frother noun
• outfroth verb (used with object)
• un·frothed adjective
• un·frothing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of froth¹

1350–1400; Middle English frothe < Old Norse frotha froth, scum

Word History and Origins

Origin of froth¹

C14: from Old Norse frotha or frauth ; related to Old English āfrēothan to foam, Sanskrit prothati he snorts

Example Sentences

The Miroco’s speedy heating delivers a creamy froth in minutes.

From Popular-Science

“Stocks and cryptocurrencies have been showing signs of froth over the past few months and were due for a pullback,” said Richard Saperstein, chief investment officer of Treasury Partners, a wealth management firm.

From Washington Post

Perhaps the recent frenzy surrounding Gamestop was also a signal of froth.

From Time

There’s little doubt that there is some froth in the software market, but it may not be where you think it is.

From TechCrunch

They see froth, and even misconduct, everywhere, and believe asset prices are greatly inflated.

From Fortune

The subject is, in fact, Jeff Froth from the rock group Mecca.

From The Daily Beast

Their surfaces are a froth of magnetic storms, proportionally more violent than the worst weather on the Sun.

From The Daily Beast

He took a tremendous drink from his cup, the froth sticking to his moustache.

From The Daily Beast

As a boy, I watched my grandfather create a froth of lather in that cup, and shave himself with a straight razor.

From The Daily Beast

They need to read tea-leaves, divine the intentions of all and sundry, and work their publics into a froth based on those efforts.

From The Daily Beast

But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet, if one looks closely, under the froth and foppery, some of the charm and perception of the man still shines through.

From Project Gutenberg

But Lauras brother and his chum declared that theyd got em all beat to a stiff froth!

From Project Gutenberg

The sallowness of his complexion was gone, but the short locks of hair about his ears were as white as froth.

From Project Gutenberg

No green or liquid water visible anywhere; all froth and fury, with force tremendous everywhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• foam
• scum