Definitions for Froth
frɔθ, frɒθfroth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foam, frothverb

   a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

   "the beer had a thick head of foam"

2. foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubblesverb

   become bubbly or frothy or foaming

   "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

3. froth, spume, sudsverb

   make froth or foam and become bubbly

   "The river foamed"

4. frothverb

   exude or expel foam

   "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frothnoun

   unimportant events or actions; drivel

   Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?

2. frothnoun

   foam

   Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?

3. frothverb

   To create froth.

   I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly, no more, no less.

4. frothverb

   To bubble.

   The chemical frothed up when I added the acid, just as I thought it would.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FROTHnoun

   Etymology: froe, Danish and Scottish.

   1. Spume; foam; the bubbles caused in liquors by agitation.

   His hideous tail then hurled he about,
   And therewith all enwrapt the nimble thighs
   Of his froth foamy steed. Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. 112.

   When wind expireth from under the sea, as it causeth some resounding of the water, so it causeth some light motions of bubbles, and white circles of froth. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

   Surging waves against a solid rock,
   Though all to shivers dash’d, th’ assault renew;
   Vain batt’ry, and in froth or bubbles end. John Milton, Pa. Reg.

   The useless froth swims on the surface, but the pearl lies covered with a mass of waters. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 9.

   The scatter’d ocean flies;
   Black sands, discolour’d froth, and mingled mud arise. Dry.

   They were the froth my raging folly mov’d
   When it boil’d up; I knew not then I lov’d,
   Yet then lov’d most. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

   If now the colours of natural bodies are to be mingled, let water, a little thickened with soap, be agitated to raise a froth; and after that froth has stood a little, there will appear, to one that shall view it intently, various colours every where in the surfaces of the several bubbles; but to one that shall go so far off that he cannot distinguish the colours from one another, the whole froth will grow white, with a perfect whiteness. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   A painter, having finished the picture of a horse, excepting the loose froth about his mouth and his bridle; and after many unsuccessful essays, despairing to do that to his satisfaction, in a great rage threw a spunge at it, all besmeared with the colours, which fortunately hitting upon the right place, by one bold stroke of chance most exactly supplied the want of skill in the artist. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   2. Any empty or senseless show of wit or eloquence.3. Any thing not hard, solid, or substantial.

   Who eateth his veal, pig and lamb being froth,
   Shall twice in a week go to bed without broth. Thomas Tusser, Husb.

2. To Frothverb

   To foam; to throw out spume; to generate spume.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   He frets within, froths treason at his mouth,
   And churns it through his teeth. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. froth

   Froth is a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid, often as a result of agitation, fermentation, or other forms of movement. It is also used to describe something that is insubstantial or trivial.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frothnoun

   the bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or agitation; spume; foam; esp., a spume of saliva caused by disease or nervous excitement

2. Frothnoun

   any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence; rhetoric without thought

3. Frothnoun

   light, unsubstantial matter

4. Frothverb

   to cause to foam

5. Frothverb

   to spit, vent, or eject, as froth

6. Frothverb

   to cover with froth; as, a horse froths his chain

7. Frothverb

   to throw up or out spume, foam, or bubbles; to foam; as beer froths; a horse froths

8. Etymology: [OE. frothe, Icel. froa; akin to Dan. fraade, Sw. fradga, AS. freoan to froth.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Froth

   froth, n. the foam on liquids caused by boiling, or any agitation: (fig.) an empty show in speech: any light matter.—v.t. to cause froth on.—v.i. to throw up froth.—ns. Froth′ery, mere froth; Froth′-fly, also Froth′-hop′per, Frog′-hop′per, Frog′-spit, common names for numerous insects parasitic on plants, on which the larvæ and pupæ are found surrounded by a frothy spittle.—adv. Froth′ily.—n. Froth′iness.—adjs. Froth′less, free from froth; Froth′y, full of froth or foam: empty: unsubstantial. [Scand., as in Ice. froða, Dan. fraade.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. froth

   See FOAM.

Matched Categories

1. • Exude
   • Make

Anagrams for Froth »

1. forth

2. Forth

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Froth in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Froth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Froth in a Sentence

1. Jeff Goldblum:

   I was full of juice, i was in this froth of fun, which I sometimes get in.

2. Richard Jenkins:

   No one's ever observed what happens to waves of froth to spray in the center of hurricane. So we're hoping that we can see with the camera what the water looks like.

3. Chang Kuei-fang:

   I came up with a way to express [the animals’] charm, i stack up milk froth to create a feeling of layers.

4. George MacDonald:

   You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water -- an inch deep and then the mud.

5. Adam L. Gordon:

   Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone -- Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Froth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Froth
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Froth
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Froth
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Froth
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Froth