FROTH
What does "FROTH" mean?
A mass of small bubbles formed on or in a liquid; foam.
Meanings
- A layer of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid. A thick froth rose on the freshly poured beer.
- Empty or trivial talk, ideas, or entertainment. The speech was pure froth with nothing solid underneath. figurative
- To produce or release foam. The barista frothed the milk into a soft peak.
Word origin
From Old Norse 'frotha' meaning foam, entering English in the Middle Ages.
Remember it
FROTH = FROm THin air, bubbles rise; the word is mostly empty space, just like the foam.
A little poem
Wave hauls itself in,
leaves a lace of dying foam -
the sea's quick signature.
haiku
Wordplay
- The motivational speaker poured his heart out for an hour. The audience agreed it was all froth, no coffee.
What it teaches
Froth is real and weightless at once; learn to tell the foam from the drink before you toast.
Quick facts
What does FROTH mean?
A mass of small bubbles formed on or in a liquid; foam.
Is FROTH a valid word?
Yes — FROTH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FROTH?
FROTH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FROTH come from?
From Old Norse 'frotha' meaning foam, entering English in the Middle Ages.
What can FROTH teach us?
Froth is real and weightless at once; learn to tell the foam from the drink before you toast.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.