frothing
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froth
(frôth, frŏth)n.
1. A mass of bubbles in or on a liquid; foam.
2. Salivary foam released as a result of disease or exhaustion.
3. Something unsubstantial or trivial: "The frivolous side of the Sixties—fashion, pop culture, sex—should not be dismissed as mere froth and show" (Tony Judt).
4. High prices unwarranted by economic fundamentals: a housing market with a lot of froth.
5. A fit of anger or vexation: was in a froth over the long delay.
v. (also frôth, frŏth) frothed, froth·ing, froths
v.tr.
1. To cover with foam.
2. To cause to foam.
v.intr.
To exude or expel foam: a dog frothing at the mouth.
[Middle English, from Old Norse frodha.]
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| Adj. | 1. | frothing - producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing mouth" unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" |
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