froth
To create froth inTo create froth in (a liquid).
» Beat the whites of 3 eggs to a stiff froth.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To create froth in (a liquid).
I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly.
aufschäumen
пенитьpenitʹ, взбиватьvzbivatʹ
(intransitive)(of a liquid) To bubble.
schäumen
(transitive)To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.
(intransitive)(literally) To spew saliva as froth; (figuratively) to rage, vent one's anger.
(transitive)To cover with froth.
A horse froths his chain.
make froth or foam and become bubbly
Examples
3 sentencesBeat the whites of 3 eggs to a stiff froth.
A drop, falling into water, makes a bubble; many bubbles make froth.
Ziri skimmed the froth off.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English froth, frooth, froþ, likely a borrowing from Old Norse froða, from ProFrom 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
froths, frothing, frothed, frothedSynonyms
7 synonyms- make froth or foam and become bubbly:spumesuds
- become bubbly or frothy or foaming:foamfizzeffervescesparkleform bubbles
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle