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noun | verb frothfroth1 /frɔθ/ noun ETYMOLOGYfroth1Origin: 1300-1400 Old Norse frotha 1 [singular, uncountable] a mass of small bubbles that form on top of a liquid: Skim the froth off the top of the melted butter.2[singular, uncountable] small, white bubbles of saliva around a person’s or animal’s mouth3[uncountable] words or ideas that are attractive, but have no real value or meaning: The play is an enjoyable bit of holiday froth. noun | verb frothfroth2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEfroth |
Present | I, you, we, they | froth | | he, she, it | froths | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | frothed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have frothed | | he, she, it | has frothed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had frothed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will froth | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have frothed |
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Present | I | am frothing | | he, she, it | is frothing | | you, we, they | are frothing | Past | I, he, she, it | was frothing | | you, we, they | were frothing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been frothing | | he, she, it | has been frothing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been frothing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be frothing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been frothing |
► frothing at the mouth Hal and his friends played Frisbee with the dog until she was frothing at the mouth. 1be frothing at the mouth informal to be extremely angry or excited about something: She was frothing at the mouth when we finally got back.2if a liquid froths, it produces or contains a lot of small bubbles on top: The beer frothed as he opened the can.3if someone’s mouth froths, saliva comes out as a lot of small white bubbles: Hal and his friends played Frisbee with the dog until she was frothing at the mouth. |