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froth
(frôth, frŏth)n.
1. A mass of bubbles in or on a liquid; foam.
2. Salivary foam released as a result of disease or exhaustion.
3. Something unsubstantial or trivial: "The frivolous side of the Sixties—fashion, pop culture, sex—should not be dismissed as mere froth and show" (Tony Judt).
4. High prices unwarranted by economic fundamentals: a housing market with a lot of froth.
5. A fit of anger or vexation: was in a froth over the long delay.
v. (also frôth, frŏth) frothed, froth·ing, froths
v.tr.
1. To cover with foam.
2. To cause to foam.
v.intr.
To exude or expel foam: a dog frothing at the mouth.
[Middle English, from Old Norse frodha.]
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froth
(frɒθ)n
1. a mass of small bubbles of air or a gas in a liquid, produced by fermentation, detergent, etc
2. (Pathology) a mixture of saliva and air bubbles formed at the lips in certain diseases, such as rabies
3. trivial ideas, talk, or entertainment
vb
4. to produce or cause to produce froth
5. (tr) to give out in the form of froth
6. (tr) to cover with froth
[C14: from Old Norse frotha or frauth; related to Old English āfrēothan to foam, Sanskrit prothati he snorts]
ˈfrothy adj
ˈfrothily adv
ˈfrothiness n
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froth
(frɔθ, frɒθ)n.
1. an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam.
2. a foam of saliva or fluid resulting from disease.
3. something unsubstantial, trivial, or evanescent: The play was a bit of froth.
v.t. 4. to cover with froth.
5. to cause to foam.
6. to emit like froth.
v.i. 7. to give out froth; foam: frothing at the mouth.
[1350–1400; Middle English frothe < Old Norse frotha froth]
froth′•er, n.
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froth
Past participle: frothed
Gerund: frothing
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| Noun | 1. |  froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"shaving foam - toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving bubble - a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) head - the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam" lather - the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) spume - foam or froth on the sea white water, whitewater - frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls |
| Verb | 1. | froth - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" lather - form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" bubble - form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling" seethe - foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid" |
| 2. | froth - make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed" | |
| 3. | froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth" exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" lather - exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily" |
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froth
noun
1. foam, head, bubbles, lather, suds, spume, effervescence, scum the froth on the top of a glass of beer
2. trivia, trifles, frivolity, trivialities, pettiness, irrelevancies no substance at all, just froth
verb
1. fizz, foam, come to a head, lather, bubble over, effervesce The sea froths over my feet.
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froth
noun2. Something or things that are unimportant:
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Translations
رَغْوَه، زَبَديُرغي، يُزْبِد
mít pěnu u ústpěnapěnit
frådeskumskumme
freyîa; froîufellafroîa
apsiputotiputotas
putasputot
mať penu na ústach
pena
köpükköpüklenmekköpürmek
froth
[frɒθ]A. N
1. (= foam) → espuma f
2. (fig) (= frivolous talk) → naderías fpl, banalidades fpl
B. VI → hacer espuma; (at the mouth) → echar espumarajos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
froth
[ˈfrɒθ] n (= bubbles) → mousse f
(= scum) → écume f
(pejorative) (= triviality) → futilités fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
froth
n
(on liquids, Med) → Schaum m
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froth
[frɒθ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
froth
(froθ) noun a mass of small bubbles on the top of a liquid etc. Some types of beer have more froth than others.
verb to have or produce froth. Mad dogs froth at the mouth.
ˈfrothy adjective1. containing froth. frothy beer.
2. light, like froth. frothy silk dresses.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
froth
n. espuma;
v. echar espuma, espumar;
to ___ at the mouth → echar ___ por la boca.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012