frothy
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubblesFoamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» The frothy sea kisses the beach sand.
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3 sensesFoamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!
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(figuratively)Lightweight; lacking depth or substance.
songs with frothy lyrics
a frothy argument
Highly speculative; having high risk and high return.
- marked by high spirits or excitement
- emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
Examples
3 sentencesThe frothy sea kisses the beach sand.
How do they make it so frothy?
The coffee is here, it ended up frothy.
Translations
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Forms
frothier, frothiestSynonyms
10 synonyms- marked by high spirits or excitement:bubblingeffervescentscintillatingsparkly
- emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation:bubblingbubblyfoamingfoamyeffervescingspumy
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.