froth
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froth
- /ˈfɹɒθ/ UK
- [ˈfɹʷɒθ] UK
- /ˈfɹɔθ/ US
- [ˈfɹʷɔθ] US
- /ˈfɹɑθ/ US, cot caught merger
- [ˈfɹʷɑθ] US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒθ, -ɔːθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English froth, frooth, froþ, likely a borrowing from Old Norse froða, from Proto-Germanic *fruþǭ; Old English āfrēoþan (“to foam, froth”) is from same Germanic root. Verb attested from late 14th century. Compare Swedish fradga.
noun froths
- Foam. Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.
- Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel. Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?
- The idle rich. That it offers the best imaginable field for the economical employment of the least useful of our population, viz. "the froth and the dregs,” those of both extremes of the social scale who prefer adventure, excitement, action, idleness if you will, to steady plodding business ways.
- Highly speculative investment. Efforts of this kind, spurred on to fever heat by tax incentives can only generate inflationary froth - not real hard investment.
verb froths · frothing · frothed
- To create froth in (a liquid). I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly.
- (of a liquid) To bubble. Colder and louder blew the wind, A gale from the Northeast, The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows frothed like yeast.
- To spit, vent, or eject, as froth. The Mufti reddens; mark that holy cheek. He frets within, froths treason at his mouth, And churns it thro’ his teeth […]
- (literally) To spew saliva as froth; (figuratively) to rage, vent one's anger. The clumsy suckling struck out with her still soft claws, opened her frothing mouth until her milk teeth shone.
- To cover with froth. A horse froths his chain.
Translations
Every language
noun foam
| Español | espuma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 거품은 geopumeun |
| 日本語 | 泡 awa, 泡 abuku |
| 中文 | 泡沫 pàomò |
| हिन्दी | झाग jhāg |
| Português | espuma |
| Français | mousse, écume |
| Deutsch | Schaum |
| Italiano | schiuma |
| Ελληνικά | αφρός afrós |
| Română | spumă, caimac |
| Русский | пе́на péna |
| العربية | رَغْوَة raḡwa |
| עברית | קצף kétsef |
noun unimportant events or actions
| Italiano | fuffa, aria fritta, frescaccia |
|---|---|
| Română | fleacuri, nimicuri, baliverne |
| Русский | болтовня́ boltovnjá |
| עברית | הבל |
verb To create froth
| Español | espumar |
|---|---|
| Português | espumar |
| Deutsch | aufschäumen |
| Italiano | schiumare |
| Ελληνικά | αφρίζω afrízo |
| Русский | пенить penitʹ, взбивать vzbivatʹ |
verb To bubble
| 日本語 | 泡を吹く awa wo fuku |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | schäumen |
| Italiano | spumeggiare |
| Ελληνικά | αφρίζω afrízo |
Talk about this word "froth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/froth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. froth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/froth "froth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/froth.Cite this
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title = {froth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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