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frothy

frothy

8 3.2
A liquid with many small bubbles and a layer of foam
  • adjective
  • /ˈfrɔːθi/
translation icon : 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
24 3.2

Full of small bubbles, like sparkling water

focuses on a foam layer on the liquid surface rather than internal bubbles
fizzy
vsfrothy
10 1.6

Having many small bubbles that rise in the drink

describes surface foam rather than the general carbonation sensation
foamy
vsfrothy
6 2.2

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

applies mainly to foam from carbonation or fermentation
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
foaming
vsfrothy
2.9

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

is the same in meaning but differs only in word form
spumy
vsfrothy
9.9

Covered in foam and small bubbles

refers more to foam produced by carbonation or fermentation
lathery
vsfrothy
6.4

Covered in soft white soap bubbles

applies to many small surface bubbles rather than soaplike foam
frothing
vsfrothy
6.7

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

describes neutral surface foam from carbonation or fermentation
bubbling
vsfrothy
2.2

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

describes surface foam rather than the rising bubble action

Antonyms

2 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

Compounds

A wave in the sea that has white foam and bubbles

How Frothy

foamy
6 2.2
frothy
8 3.2
bubbly
24 3.2
fizzy
10 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.