froth
noun
an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
Example Sentences
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The frothiness was why the Nasdaq composite ultimately fell by nearly 80% compared with the S&P 500 only losing half of its value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Only the frothiness in its junior cousin, silver, has been more extreme, which my colleague Ian Salisbury wrote this past week “may be a reason to steer clear.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
“The frothiness of the market is not what it used to be.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
They nicknamed this collection the “cappuccino basket,” a nod to the frothiness of the stocks.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
In some cases, e.g. in Oaks, the slime has a beery odour and white colour, and abounds in yeasts and other fungi to the fermentative activity of which the odour and frothiness are due.
From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward
