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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024froth /frɔθ, frɑθ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a mass of bubbles, such as on a liquid that has been shaken hard;
foam. - Pathologya foam of saliva or fluid resulting from disease.
- something trivial or unimportant;
something not worth much:The play was a charming bit of froth.
v. [no object] - to give off froth:The stew was frothing.
Idioms- Pathology to froth at the mouth, [no object]
- to give out froth;
foam:The dog had rabies and frothed at the mouth. - to be extremely angry.
froth•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024froth (frôth, froth),USA pronunciation n. - an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse;
foam;
spume. - Pathologya foam of saliva or fluid resulting from disease.
- something unsubstantial, trivial, or evanescent:The play was a charming bit of froth.
v.t. - 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.
v.i. - Pathologyto give out froth;
foam:frothing at the mouth.
- Old Norse frotha froth, scum
- Middle English frothe 1350–1400
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged triviality, frivolity, fluff, nonsense.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: froth /frɒθ/ n - 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
vb - to produce or cause to produce froth
- (transitive) to give out in the form of froth
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse frotha or frauth; related to Old English āfrēothan to foam, Sanskrit prothati he snortsˈfrothy adj ˈfrothily adv |