Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense froths, present participle frothing, past tense, past participle frothed
1. uncountable noun
Froth is a mass of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid.
...the froth of bubbles on the top of a glass of beer.
The froth is blown away.
Synonyms: foam, head, bubbles, lather More Synonyms of froth
2. verb
If a liquid froths, small bubbles appear on its surface.
The sea froths over my feet. [VERB preposition]
Add a little of the warmed milk and allow to froth a little. [VERB]
Synonyms: fizz, foam, come to a head, lather More Synonyms of froth
3. verb
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.
[written, emphasis]
'No! No! Never!' he froths. [VERB with quote]
This story has many ingredients which make any news editor froth at the mouth withexcitement. [VERB preposition]
[Also VERB]
4. uncountable noun
If you refer to an activity or object as froth, you disapprove of it because it appears exciting or attractive, but has very little real value or importance.
[disapproval]
No substance at all, just froth.
Falling in love the first time is all froth and fantasy.
Synonyms: trivia, trifles, frivolity, trivialities More Synonyms of froth
froth in British English
(frɒθ)
noun
1.
a mass of small bubbles of air or a gas in a liquid, produced by fermentation, detergent, etc
2.
a mixture of saliva and air bubbles formed at the lips in certain diseases, such as rabies
3.
trivial ideas, talk, or entertainment
verb
4.
to produce or cause to produce froth
5. (transitive)
to give out in the form of froth
6. (transitive)
to cover with froth
Derived forms
frothy (ˈfrothy)
adjective
frothily (ˈfrothily)
adverb
frothiness (ˈfrothiness)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old Norse frotha or frauth; related to Old English āfrēothan to foam, Sanskrit prothati he snorts
froth in American English
(frɔθ; frɑθ; for v., also frɔð; frɑð)
noun
1.
a whitish mass of bubbles; foam
2.
foaming saliva caused by disease or great excitement
3.
light, trifling, or worthless talk, ideas, etc.
verb transitive
4.
to cause to foam
5.
to cover with foam
6.
to spill forth like foam
verb intransitive
7.
to produce froth; foam
Word origin
ME frothe < ON frotha, akin to OE (a)-freothan, to froth up < IE *preu-th, a snorting, slavering < base *per-, to sprinkle, scatter > Gr prēmainein, to blow hard
froth in Chemical Engineering
(frɔθ)
Word forms: (regular plural) froths
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A froth is a suspension of a gas in a liquid.
Minerals that are hydrophobic become attached to the air bubble and float to thesurface of the slurry to form a froth, where they can be removed.
The air in the liquor is forced to the surface by centrifugal force, either as bubbleswhich burst, or as a froth.
A froth is a suspension of a gas in a liquid.
Examples of 'froth' in a sentence
froth
The froth on top would be useful after her next wax.
The Sun (2011)
Remove any froth from the top of the mixture.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Especially if you have froth on the top.
The Sun (2010)
Carefully remove all the froth from the tops and cover with foil.
The Sun (2013)
The outer skin burst open and white froth erupted from inside.
The Sun (2014)
It produces a froth of brilliant blue flowers.
Benjamin Woolley THE HERBALIST: Nicholas Culpeper Rebel Physician (2004)
Leave to cool completely and remove any surface froth with a spoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Then there was more white froth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His name still makes Australians froth at the mouth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The residue was found in a pot with a vertical spout thought to have perhaps been used to blow air to froth the liquid.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Of course we should try not to work ourselves into too much of a froth about this because it is largely inevitable and natural.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I like to see a little froth on the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The single control lets you choose the strength of the shot, and a blast from the steam wand will froth milk for lattes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So I have decided to blow some froth off the top for now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Reduce the heat and simmer for about 8 minutes, skimming the froth from the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
What you're after is a stiff, glossy yet silky froth of egg white that supports double its weight in sugar.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
froth
British English: froth NOUN
Froth is a mass of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid.
...the froth of bubbles on the top of a glass of beer.
American English: froth
Brazilian Portuguese: espuma
Chinese: > 泡沫液体表面的
European Spanish: espuma
French: mousse
German: Schaum
Italian: spuma
Japanese: 泡
Korean: 거품
European Portuguese: espuma
Latin American Spanish: espuma
British English: froth VERB
If a liquid froths, small bubbles appear on its surface.
The sea froths over my feet.
American English: froth
Brazilian Portuguese: espumar
Chinese: > 泡沫液体表面的
European Spanish: hacer espuma
French: écumer
German: schäumen
Italian: spumeggiare
Japanese: 泡立つ
Korean: 거품이 생기다
European Portuguese: espumar
Latin American Spanish: hacer espuma
Chinese translation of 'froth'
froth
(frɔθ)
n(u)
(on liquid) 泡沫 (pàomò)
vi
[liquid]起泡沫 (qǐ pàomò)
1 (noun)
Definition
a mass of small bubbles of air or a gas in a liquid
the froth on the top of a glass of beer
Synonyms
foam
The water curved round the rock in bursts of foam.
head
bubbles
lather
I wiped off the lather with a towel.
suds
spume
effervescence
drink bottled water without natural or added effervescence
scum
scum around the bath
2 (noun)
Definition
trivial but superficially attractive ideas or entertainment
no substance at all, just froth
Synonyms
trivia
They talked about such trivia as their favourite fast food.
trifles
frivolity
trivialities
pettiness
irrelevancies
(verb)
Definition
to produce or cause to produce froth
The sea froths over my feet.
Synonyms
fizz
She was holding a tray of glasses that fizzed.
foam
We watched the water foam and bubble.
come to a head
lather
The shampoo lathers so much it's difficult to rinse it all out.
bubble over
effervesce
These tablets effervesce when water is added.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of effervesce
These tablets effervesce when water is added.
Synonyms
bubble,
sparkle,
foam,
fizz,
ferment,
froth
in the sense of effervescence
drink bottled water without natural or added effervescence
Synonyms
bubbling,
sparkle,
foam,
foaming,
fizz,
ferment,
froth,
frothing,
fermentation
in the sense of lather
Definition
foam formed by soap or detergent in water
I wiped off the lather with a towel.
Synonyms
froth,
soap,
bubbles,
foam,
suds,
soapsuds
Synonyms of 'froth'
froth
Explore 'froth' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of lather
Definition
to form a lather
The shampoo lathers so much it's difficult to rinse it all out.
Synonyms
froth,
soap,
foam
in the sense of scum
Definition
a layer of impure or waste matter that forms on the surface of a liquid