foam at the mouth — emit froth at the mouth as a rabid dog does; froth at the mouth in excitement or hunger … English contemporary dictionary
foam at the mouth — verb be in a state of uncontrolled anger • Syn: ↑froth at the mouth • Hypernyms: ↑rage • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
foam at the mouth — {v. phr.}, {slang} To be very angry, like a mad dog. * /By the time Uncle Henry had the third flat tire he was really foaming at the mouth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
foam at the mouth — {v. phr.}, {slang} To be very angry, like a mad dog. * /By the time Uncle Henry had the third flat tire he was really foaming at the mouth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
froth — froth1 [ frɔθ ] noun 1. ) singular or uncount a mass of small air BUBBLES that form on the surface of a liquid: The coffee had a milky froth on top. a ) a mass of small white BUBBLES of SALIVA coming from a person s or animal s mouth, especially… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
froth — I UK [frɒθ] / US [frɔθ] noun 1) a) [singular/uncountable] a mass of small air bubbles that form on the surface of a liquid The coffee had a milky froth on top. b) a mass of small white bubbles of saliva coming from a person s or animal s mouth,… … English dictionary
froth — froth1 [frɔθ US fro:θ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: frotha] 1.) [singular, U] a mass of small ↑bubbles on the top of a liquid = ↑foam ▪ Excellent beer, he said, wiping the froth from his mouth. 2.) [singular, U] small white ↑bubbles… … Dictionary of contemporary English
froth — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) small bubble 1 (1) s that form on top of a liquid that has air mixed in it: He carefully wiped the froth from his moustache. 2 (singular, uncountable) small, white bubble 1 (1) s of saliva around a person s or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
froth — /frɒθ / (say froth) noun 1. an aggregation of bubbles, as on a fermented liquid; foam. 2. the foamy top which forms on milk when it is whipped or agitated or heated with steam. 3. any similar foamy surface, as on water stirred up by a surf. 4. a… …
froth — [[t]frɒ̱θ, AM frɔ͟ːθ[/t]] froths, frothing, frothed 1) N UNCOUNT Froth is a mass of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid. ...the froth of bubbles on the top of a glass of beer... The froth is blown away. Syn: foam 2) VERB If a liquid froths,… … English dictionary
