Definition of froth
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: bubbles formed in or on a liquid : foam
b
: a foamy slaver sometimes accompanying disease or exhaustion
2
: something resembling froth (as in being unsubstantial, worthless, or light and airy)
froth
verb
frothed; frothing; froths
Definition of froth (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to foam at the mouth
2
: to throw froth out or up
3
: to become covered with or as if with froth
whole groves froth with nodding blossoms— Amy Lovejoy
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The first known use of froth was in the 14th century
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