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- Dictionaryfroth/frɒθ/
noun
- 1. a mass of small bubbles in liquid caused by agitation, fermentation, or salivating: "leave the yeast until there is a good head of froth" Similar
- 2. worthless or insubstantial talk, ideas, or activities: "she had a glimpse of the froth of London life" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. form or contain a rising or overflowing mass of small bubbles: "the red blood frothed at his lips"
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FROTH definition: 1. small, white bubbles on the surface of a liquid: 2. something that is not serious and has no…. Learn more.
The meaning of FROTH is bubbles formed in or on a liquid : foam. How to use froth in a sentence.
to ( cause a liquid to) have or produce a lot of small bubbles that often rise to the surface: The waves frothed as they crashed onto the beach. When she opened the bottle of soda, it frothed up and spilled all over the table.
Froth is the gathering of small bubbles at the top of a drink, like the fizzy froth on the top of your root beer float. There's usually froth on the surface of soda, beer, and even coffee drinks like cappuccinos and lattes, which are topped with milk froth.
If you say that someone is frothing, or that they are frothing at the mouth, you are emphasizing that they are very angry or excited about something.
noun. 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.
froth, n. the foam on liquids caused by boiling, or any agitation: (fig.) an empty show in speech: any light matter.—v.t. to cause froth on.—v.i. to throw up froth.—ns. Froth′ery , mere froth; Froth′-fly , also Froth′-hop′per , Frog′-hop′per , Frog′-spit , common names for numerous insects parasitic on plants, on which the ...
What does the verb froth mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb froth. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. froth has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. anatomy (Middle English) pathology (Middle English) Entry status.
froth. verb. To create froth in (a liquid). I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly. synonyms. form bubbles. sparkle. foam. effervesce. suds. spume. exact ( 60 )
To foam; give out spume, foam, or foam-like matter. To cause to foam, as beer; cause froth to rise on the top of. To emit or discharge as froth; hence, to vent or give expression to, as what is unsubstantial or worthless: sometimes with out.
