Froth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

become bubbly or frothy or foaming

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɑːθ/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɒθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɒθ/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈɑːθ/.

Examples

the beer had a thick head of foam
The boiling soup was frothing
The river was foaming

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fizz effervesce foam spume suds form bubbles sparkle

Parts of Speech

noun	a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid “the beer had a thick head of foam”
verb	become bubbly or frothy or foaming “The boiling soup was frothing”
verb	make froth or foam and become bubbly “The river foamed”
verb	exude or expel foam “the angry man was frothing at the mouth”

Word Forms

foam	verb	become bubbly or frothy or foaming
foamy	adjective	emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
froth	verb	make froth or foam and become bubbly
frothy	adjective	emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
foam	noun	a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
froth	noun	a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
fizz	noun	an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
effervescent	adjective	(of a liquid) giving off bubbles
effervescence	noun	the process of bubbling as gas escapes
spume	noun	foam or froth on the sea
suds	noun	the froth produced by soaps or detergents

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schaum

eine Masse kleiner Bläschen, die sich in oder auf einer Flüssigkeit bildet

🇫🇷French

mousse

une masse de petites bulles formées dans ou sur un liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

espuma

una masa de pequeñas burbujas formadas dentro o sobre un líquido

🇮🇹Italian

schiuma

una massa di piccole bolle formate in o su un liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

schuim

een massa kleine belletjes gevormd in of op een vloeistof

🇵🇹Portuguese

espuma

uma massa de pequenas bolhas formadas dentro ou sobre um líquido

🇷🇺Russian

пена

масса мелких пузырьков, образовавшаяся в жидкости или на ней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाग

किसी तरल पदार्थ में या उस पर बनने वाले छोटे-छोटे बुलबुलों का समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

ফেনা

একটি তরল বা তার উপর গঠিত ছোট বুদবুদের একটি ভর

🇮🇳Tamil

நுரை

ஒரு திரவத்தில் அல்லது அதன் மீது உருவான சிறிய குமிழ்களின் நிறை

🇮🇳Telugu

నురుగు

ఒక ద్రవంలో లేదా దానిపై ఏర్పడిన చిన్న బుడగలు

🇮🇳Marathi

फेस

द्रवामध्ये किंवा त्यावर लहान फुगे तयार होतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેણ

પ્રવાહીમાં અથવા તેના પર બનેલા નાના પરપોટાનો સમૂહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೊರೆ

ದ್ರವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಸಣ್ಣ ಗುಳ್ಳೆಗಳ ಸಮೂಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നുര

ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിലോ അതിലോ രൂപപ്പെട്ട ചെറിയ കുമിളകളുടെ ഒരു പിണ്ഡം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੱਗ

ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਬਣੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਬੁਲਬੁਲੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪੁੰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاگ

چھوٹے بلبلوں کا ایک بڑے پیمانے پر جو مائع میں یا اس پر بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泡沫

液体内部或表面形成的大量小气泡

🇯🇵Japanese

泡

液体中または液体上に形成される小さな泡の塊

🇰🇷Korean

거품

액체 안이나 위에 형성된 작은 기포 덩어리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bọt

một khối bong bóng nhỏ hình thành trong hoặc trên chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ฟอง

มวลของฟองอากาศเล็กๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นในหรือบนของเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

buih

massa gelembung kecil yang terbentuk di dalam atau di atas cairan

🇵🇭Filipino

bula

isang masa ng maliliit na bula na nabuo sa o sa isang likido

🇲🇾Malay

berbuih

jisim gelembung kecil yang terbentuk di dalam atau pada cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زبد

كتلة من الفقاعات الصغيرة تتشكل في السائل أو عليه

🇮🇷Persian

کف کردن

توده ای از حباب های کوچک که درون یا روی یک مایع تشکیل شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

köpük

bir sıvının içinde veya üzerinde oluşan küçük kabarcıklardan oluşan bir kütle

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶצֶף

מסה של בועות קטנות שנוצרו בתוך או על נוזל

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