froth

CEFRC1

/fɹɒθ/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A mass of small bubbles on the surface of liquid.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The idle rich.

Examples

  • A drop, falling into water, makes a bubble; many bubbles make froth.

  • Beat the whites of 3 eggs to a stiff froth.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel.

  2. Highly speculative investment.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To create froth in (a liquid).

More examples

In context

  • Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.

  • The discussion at the conference was mostly froth and posturing.

  • Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?

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Origin

noun

From 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.