froth
froth (frôt̸h, frät̸h; for v., also frôt̸h, frät̸h)
noun
- a whitish mass of bubbles; foam
- foaming saliva caused by disease or great excitement
- 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
- to cause to foam
- to cover with foam
- to spill forth like foam
Etymology: < the n.
intransitive verb
to produce froth; foam
Etymology: ME frothen
froth
n.
Object
- jug: The steam arms are designed to reach into large frothing jugs used for bigger take out drinks.
- milk: A small wire whisk in the bottom of the mug froths milk to let you create fancy coffee drinks.
Preposition: on
- top: However, this romp is mere froth on top of a much grimmer story of, well, atrocities.
- cappuccino: But responses to our survey show that most of you see this as little more than the froth on the cappuccino.
Preposition: at
- mouth: Right wing papers froth at the mouth at ' Blair's betrayal of Britain ' .
Noun used with modifier
- beer: They are insoluble in the beer and cause the beer froth to collapse.
- milk: Each drink option such as quantity and milk froth etc can be individually set.
Adjective modifier
- white: The thread of liquid spatters into a glass, a head of white froth forming on the murky tea.
- creamy: The creamy froth offset by shards of crisp green vegetable under the surface.
- speculative: LVT would remove this speculative froth from land pricing.
- rich: The aroma of fresh coffee together with the creamy smoothness of milk and a rich authentic froth to top.
- perfect: Perfect Milk froth for the ultimate Cappuccino experience is guaranteed.
Converse of object
- produce: Formed by froth produced during an eruption of gas-rich magma.
- take: True, retail power may have taken the froth off top brands.
- make: These bubbles float to the top of the glass and make a froth.
- skim: Other methods involved skimming the froth off bear or using old grape juice.
Modifies a noun
- flotation: Froth flotation also appears to have been carried out on the mine.
Preposition: of
- flower: His masterpiece is the central courtyard, a froth of fragrant white flowers.
Followed by an intransitive particle
Question not, but live and labour Till yon goal be won, Helping every feeble neighbour, Seeking help from none; Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone: in another's trouble, in your own.
