froth
an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
a foam of saliva or fluid resulting from disease.
something unsubstantial, trivial, or evanescent: The play was a charming bit of froth.
to cover with froth: giant waves frothing the sand.
to cause to foam: to froth egg whites with a whisk.
to emit like froth: a demagogue frothing his hate.
to give out froth; foam: frothing at the mouth.
Origin of froth
1Other words for froth
Other words from froth
- frother, noun
- outfroth, verb (used with object)
- un·frothed, adjective
- un·froth·ing, adjective
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How to use froth in a sentence
Put aside Santorum, who compulsively froths, and Romney who (to reverse a Hebrew saying) is always a weathervane, never a compass.
During the whole time the breathing is difficult, the mouth froths very much, and the heart palpitates quickly, but irregularly.
Now, if a man talks about himself as I do, why, his vanity froths away harmlessly.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig | David Graham PhillipsHe froths at the mouth whenever he mentions your name to the other prisoners.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman LandonThe neighbor almost froths at the mouth when he hears of the transaction—of the impressively worded release that was signed.
The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford
Its song is loud and angry now,—it leaps and froths and works now,—it grinds knives!
British Dictionary definitions for froth
/ (frɒθ) /
a mass of small bubbles of air or a gas in a liquid, produced by fermentation, detergent, etc
a mixture of saliva and air bubbles formed at the lips in certain diseases, such as rabies
trivial ideas, talk, or entertainment
to produce or cause to produce froth
(tr) to give out in the form of froth
(tr) to cover with froth
Origin of froth
1Derived forms of froth
- frothy, adjective
- frothily, adverb
- frothiness, noun
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