froth

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

froth (uncountable)

  1. foam
    Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.
  2. (figuratively) unimportant events or actions; drivel
    Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?

[edit] Translations

foam
unimportant events of actions

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to froth

Third person singular
froths

Simple past
frothed

Past participle
frothed

Present participle
frothing

to froth (third-person singular simple present froths, present participle frothing, simple past and past participle frothed)

  1. (transitive) To create froth.
    I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly, no more, no less.
  2. (intransitive) To bubble.
    The chemical frothed up when I added the acid, just as I thought it would.

[edit] Translations

To create froth
To bubble
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