froth
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3.4
- noun
- /frɔθ/
:
espuma
- The mound immediately fell under a froth of bubbles that agitated the surface.
- froth flotation
- froth flotation process
You got to wait till a froth builds up anyway.
- You got to wait till a froth builds up anyway.
- So, so we, we are the froth on the waves.
- Rain comes straight down in dense strands that cover the street with rain froth.
- The brave Norwegian drove his vessel head on against the suing Jelly, which rose above the unclean froth like the stern of a demon galleon.
- I talk fast of her in one of my cerebrous voices, but he laughs, shaking the scales of froth on his coat.
- The thin pink froth of pulmonary edema flooding the accordion circuit.
- The spit like froth kept tumbling in a kind of cosmic reproach, it seemed.
- Some people have this stick in their mouth and there's froth in their mouth.
Examples
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The soda fizzed and created a froth that spilled over the edge of the glass.
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Sidonia's mother sipped imported beer, the froth lingering on the dark hair of her upper lip.
Fiction book (1997) -
- Strong flat white, no froth thanks.
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You got to wait till a froth builds up anyway.
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There is no more froth and foam for me.
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But she just looks down, blinking at the mess of beer froth and broken glass.
Fiction book (1993) -
Here's my Colombian coffee with some froth milk in it and it tastes mighty fine, just like the Colombian grind here.
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Tumbling rapids, frothing waterfalls, a babbling brook!
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The waves washed ashore, leaving a blanket of froth on the sand.
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She poured the milk into her coffee, watching the froth form on top.
Synonyms
37
1.0
A soft mass of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid
1
6.3
A top layer of small bubbles or light foam on a drink
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How Frothy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Froth comes from Old English froth, which meant 'foam' or 'a mass of bubbles', and is like the common word foam, so froth is the bubbly layer you see on a drink or on the sea.