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frothy

frothy

8 3.2
A liquid with many small bubbles and a layer of foam
  • adjective
  • /ˈfrɔːθi/
: espumoso
  • The nearly full Earth still hung in the sky, a swirl of frothy white and lapis lazuli blue.
  • frothy sputum
  • frothy white

And I use this like wizzy thing to make it with frothy, frothy, frothy.

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Examples

  • After whisking the cream for several minutes, it became light and frothy, ready to be used in the dessert.

  • The cappuccino was topped with a rich layer of frothy milk, creating a perfect balance of flavor and texture.

  • That is nice, a beer with a frothy top on it.

  • The liquid in the glass was frothy white on top, black on the bottom.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The water was rough, and its frothy edge bubbled over her feet.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • There is a silver urn with hot coffee and big jugs of frothy hot milk.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Mixes the chocolate, churns it up, makes it light and frothy.

  • A knowing man, he needed no prompting to set a mug of frothy Guinness before me.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A pisco sour, frothy as the spumy sea, calmed her, so she ordered another.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Lila hands Nathan a frothy pink concoction with a pineapple wedge sticking out of it.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

bubbly
vsfrothy
13 3.2

Full of small bubbles, like sparkling water

focuses on a foam layer on the liquid surface rather than internal bubbles
foamy
vsfrothy
9 2.2

Covered with many small bubbles, like the top of a cappuccino

applies mainly to foam from carbonation or fermentation
fizzy
vsfrothy
9 1.6

Having many small bubbles that rise in the drink

describes surface foam rather than the general carbonation sensation
bubbling
vsfrothy
7 2.2

Having many small rising bits of air, like a fizzy drink

describes surface foam rather than the rising bubble action
frothing
vsfrothy
6 6.7

Covered in thick foam at the mouth because of illness or being very tired

describes neutral surface foam from carbonation or fermentation
foaming
vsfrothy
4 2.9

A liquid with many small bubbles on the surface, like beer

is the same in meaning but differs only in word form
effervescent
vsfrothy
1 7.3

A liquid that gives off many small bubbles, like soda or champagne

refers to surface foam rather than lively sparkle or sparkle effect
lathery
vsfrothy
1 6.4

Covered in soft white soap bubbles

applies to many small surface bubbles rather than soaplike foam
spumy
vsfrothy
1 9.9

Covered in foam and small bubbles

refers more to foam produced by carbonation or fermentation

Antonyms

1 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

Compounds

1 4.1

A wave in the sea that has white foam and bubbles

How Frothy

foamy
9 2.2
frothy
8 3.2
bubbly
13 3.2
fizzy
9 1.6

Surface Forms

frothy positive
frothier comparative
frothiest superlative

Morphology

frothy = froth (transparent) = froth + y

The adjective 'frothy' is clearly derived from the noun 'froth' with the addition of the suffix '-y', indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

Frothy comes from the older word froth, which means 'foam' or 'bubbles', plus the ending -y that makes an adjective. So a frothy drink is one covered in foam or full of little bubbles.