froth

American  

[frawth, froth] / frɔθ, frɒθ /

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

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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 British  

/ 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

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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

Other Word Forms

• frother noun
• frothily adverb
• frothiness noun
• frothy adjective
• outfroth verb (used with object)
• unfrothed adjective
• unfrothing adjective

Etymology

Origin of froth

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

Example Sentences

He pointed at what looked like six gigantic red tubes far below us, sloping downward with water frothing beneath them in the river.

From Literature

There was almost no time at all, a blink of the eye, a heartbeat or two, before a frothing mass of black and dark, dark gray exploded from the empty space.

From Literature

A key factor will be whether enough market froth has been removed—and enough speculative positions washed out—to put fundamentals back in the driver’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal

He struggled against her until he realized she was pulling him away from the froth the kraken had left behind.

From Literature

A froth of steam and fog boils along the darkened platform at Euston Station.

From Literature

Related Words

• foam
• scum