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froth

UK/ˈfɹɒθ/ US/ˈfɹʷɒθ/ rare
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

  • “the beer had a thick head of foam”
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verb

1.

form bubbles

  • “The boiling soup was frothing”
  • “The river was foaming”
  • “Sparkling water”
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2.

make froth or foam and become bubbly

  • “The river foamed”
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Origin

From Middle English froth, frooth, froþ, likely a borrowing from Old Norse froða, from Proto-Germanic *fruþǭ; Old English āfrēoþan (“to foam, froth”) is from same Germanic root. Verb attested from late 14th century. Compare Swedish fradga.

Phrases

  • froth at the gash
  • froth at the mouth
  • froth flotation
  • froth fly
  • froth insect
  • froth pack
  • froth spit
  • froth up
  • froth worm

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