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US
/ˈfɹɔθi/
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[ UK /fɹˈɒθi/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈɒθi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
foamy (or frothy) beer
bubbling champagne -
marked by high spirits or excitement
his fertile effervescent mind
a row of sparkly cheerleaders
scintillating personality
How To Use frothy In A Sentence
- Large deposits of frothy reddish-brown pyrolignic acid, or “wood vinegar,” as the men called it, had also been found, indicating, as Roebling said, “that a destructive distillation of wood had been going on.” The Great Bridge
- Frothy geysers and hissing fumaroles vent into icy air, huge herds of elk and bison gather in low basins for food and warmth, the forest glitters with ice, and a blanket of snow brings a rare silence.
- Fragonard and Watteau created frothy paeans to the pleasures of surface, frivolity, and irresponsibility.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the eggs, yolks and caster sugar in a metal bowl until light and frothy. Times, Sunday Times
- I'm not saying you are "frothy" but a lot of the froth on this issue presumes that Obama would pull a Cheney and jump to step 3 first. Obama Grilled By Iowa Voters Over Pakistan Comments
- Pure frothy escapism, but the two stars make the most of a goofy script. Times, Sunday Times
- And let's face it, Janis does sound different fronting a big, frothy semi-funky lite soul orchestra than a messy rock band.
- Frothy geysers and hissing fumaroles vent into icy air, huge herds of elk and bison gather in low basins for food and warmth, the forest glitters with ice, and a blanket of snow brings a rare silence.
- Beat the eggs up to a frothy consistency.
- Heavy doses of nitrogen fertiliser will tip the competitive balance in favour of grasses, and soon purple wood crane's bill, blood-red greater burnet, frothy white pignut and meadowsweet, yellow lady's bedstraw, globe flower and blue speedwells will vanish, leaving an "improved" pasture – more productive, more profitable, but oh-so dull. Make hay meadow photos while the sun shines | Phil Gates