froth

/frɔθ/
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froth

The barista pours milk to create froth on top of the latte.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A mass of small, white, or light bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid, especially due to agitation, fermentation, or chemical reaction.
    • Something light, trivial, or insubstantial; empty or frivolous talk or ideas.

  2. Verb:

    • To produce or exude a mass of small bubbles; to foam.
    • To become covered with or as if with froth.
    • To be extremely angry or agitated, often visibly so.
Usage and Examples
  • Noun:
    • The froth on the cappuccino was perfectly smooth.
    • He dismissed the proposal as mere intellectual froth.
  • Verb:
    • The detergent made the water froth as she washed the dishes.
    • The rabid dog began to froth at the mouth.
Advanced Usage
  • "to froth at the mouth": To be extremely and visibly angry or agitated. This phrase originates from the literal symptom of certain illnesses, like rabies.
    • The politician was frothing at the mouth during the heated debate.
  • "to froth over": To bubble over with excitement, enthusiasm, or anger.
    • Her enthusiasm for the project was frothing over.
Variants and Related Words
  • Frothy (adjective): Full of or resembling froth; light and entertaining but lacking substance.
    • A frothy milkshake.
    • A frothy romantic comedy.
  • Frothiness (noun): The quality or state of being frothy.
Synonyms
  • Foam (n., v.): A mass of small bubbles, often more stable or dense than froth.
  • Lather (n., v.): A frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap or detergent.
  • Spume (n., v.): Foam or froth on a liquid, especially the sea (more literary).
  • Effervescence (n.): Bubbles in a liquid; liveliness.
Antonyms
  • Stillness (n.): Absence of movement or bubbles.
  • Substance (n.): Material of solid or serious worth.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
  • Froth up: To agitate a liquid to create froth.
    • Froth up the milk for your latte.
froth

The barista pours milk to create froth on top of the latte.

Noun
  1. a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
    • the beer had a thick head of foam
Verb
  1. exude or expel foam
    • the angry man was frothing at the mouth
  2. make froth or foam and become bubbly
    • The river foamed
  3. become bubbly or frothy or foaming
    • The boiling soup was frothing
    • The river was foaming
    • Sparkling water

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