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froth definition

froth (frôt̸h, frät̸h; for v., also frôt̸h, frät̸h)

noun

  1. a whitish mass of bubbles; foam
  2. foaming saliva caused by disease or great excitement
  3. light, trifling, or worthless talk, ideas, etc.

Etymology: ME frothe < ON frotha, akin to OE (a)-freothan, to froth up < IE *preu-th, a snorting, slavering < base *per-, to sprinkle, scatter > Gr prēmainein, to blow hard

transitive verb

  1. to cause to foam
  2. to cover with foam
  3. to spill forth like foam

Etymology: < the n.

intransitive verb

to produce froth; foam

Etymology: ME frothen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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