froths

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• froths — (frod ) [akin to Icl frothur] : educated, clever. Deriv. frathi intelligence, frathjan understand, frathjei (*) understanding, frathjis (*) minded, fratwjan (*) make clever, frodaba wisely, frodei wisdom, . Comp. fullafrathjan fully understand,… …   Gothic dictionary with etymologies

• froths — frɔθ /frɒθ n. foam, light frothy mass of bubbles; nonsense; something unsubstantial, something trivial or worthless v. cover with a mass of bubbles; churn to foam, cause to turn to froth …   English contemporary dictionary

• froth — [[t]frɒ̱θ, AM frɔ͟ːθ[/t]] froths, frothing, frothed 1) N UNCOUNT Froth is a mass of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid. ...the froth of bubbles on the top of a glass of beer... The froth is blown away. Syn: foam 2) VERB If a liquid froths,… …   English dictionary

• froth — I UK [frɒθ] / US [frɔθ] noun 1) a) [singular/uncountable] a mass of small air bubbles that form on the surface of a liquid The coffee had a milky froth on top. b) a mass of small white bubbles of saliva coming from a person s or animal s mouth,… …   English dictionary

• Froth — Froth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frothed}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Frothing}.] 1. To cause to foam. [1913 Webster] 2. To spit, vent, or eject, as froth. [1913 Webster] He . . . froths treason at his mouth. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Is your spleen frothed out,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Froth — Froth, v. i. To throw up or out spume, foam, or bubbles; to foam; as beer froths; a horse froths. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Frothed — Froth Froth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frothed}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Frothing}.] 1. To cause to foam. [1913 Webster] 2. To spit, vent, or eject, as froth. [1913 Webster] He . . . froths treason at his mouth. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Is your spleen frothed …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Frothing — Froth Froth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frothed}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Frothing}.] 1. To cause to foam. [1913 Webster] 2. To spit, vent, or eject, as froth. [1913 Webster] He . . . froths treason at his mouth. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Is your spleen frothed …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• froth — froth1 [frɔθ US fro:θ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: frotha] 1.) [singular, U] a mass of small ↑bubbles on the top of a liquid = ↑foam ▪ Excellent beer, he said, wiping the froth from his mouth. 2.) [singular, U] small white ↑bubbles… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• froth — froth1 [ frɔθ ] noun 1. ) singular or uncount a mass of small air BUBBLES that form on the surface of a liquid: The coffee had a milky froth on top. a ) a mass of small white BUBBLES of SALIVA coming from a person s or animal s mouth, especially… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• froth — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) small bubble 1 (1) s that form on top of a liquid that has air mixed in it: He carefully wiped the froth from his moustache. 2 (singular, uncountable) small, white bubble 1 (1) s of saliva around a person s or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English