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# froth

noun (froth — uncountable); verb (froth, froths, frothed, frothing)

«froth» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Froth is lots of small bubbles on top of a liquid, like foam on a milkshake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#m1)
2. To froth means to make or have froth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#m2)
3. Froth can mean something light and fun but not very important, like froth in a story or show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#m3)
4. (informal) To froth at the mouth means to be extremely angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: frothy coffee, milkshakes, bubble baths; in science, bubbles of gas trapped in liquid; in stories, an angry character frothing at the mouth; phrases: froth up, froth at the mouth.

### Examples

- The milkshake had a thick froth on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#x1)
- Waves left froth on the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#x2)
- Mum frothed the milk for her coffee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#x3)
- The angry man was frothing at the mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#x4)
- That film is just froth, but it's fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/#x5)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: frothy. Similar: foam, bubbles.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «froth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«froth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/froth.html) on Mova free.