froth

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

froths

1.
(countable, uncountable)Foam.
Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.
2.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel.
Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?
The discussion at the conference was mostly froth and posturing.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The idle rich.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(business) Highly speculative investment.

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verb

V_es/s

froths

V_ing/Gerund

frothing

V_ed/pp

frothed

1.
(transitive)To create froth in (a liquid).
I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly.
2.
(intransitive)(of a liquid) To bubble.
3.
(transitive)To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.
4.
(intransitive)(literally) To spew saliva as froth; (figuratively) to rage, vent one's anger.
5.
(transitive)To cover with froth.
A horse froths his chain.

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