froth
noun
an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
were frothing
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past progressiveof froth.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Phillies fans — another sellout crowd of 45,279 went wild on every pitch — were frothing when Bryce Harper came to hit.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
The bunker, desperate to avoid the predators, were frothing at the surface in a panic.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2022
Gossip columns and news outlets were frothing when he and musician Nicki Minaj posted pictures of one another together in Dubai on their Instagram feeds.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2018
Witnesses told the British press that before Rowley and Sturgess succumbed they were frothing at the mouth, hallucinating and incoherent.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2018
I never saw people appear to be so delighted with life, and so thoroughly alive, as if the glorious sea air were frothing in their veins, like champagne.
From Lady Betty Across the Water by Orson Lowell
