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
A Flemish Tavern: boors and burghers hale Drawn round a table, o'er a board of chess, Smoking their heavy pipes, and drinking ale, Blowing from tankard brims the frothiness.
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
