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froth at the mouth

UK/ˈfɹɒθ ət ðə ˈmaʊθ/US/ˈfɹɔθ ət ðə ˈmaʊθ/

froth at the mouth verb: to spew saliva as froth.

froth at the mouth: to spew saliva as froth
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Verb

froth at the mouth (third-person singular simple present froths at the mouth, present participle frothing at the mouth, simple past and past participle frothed at the mouth)

  1. (literally) To spew saliva as froth.
    • What I suffered with that rein for four long months in my lady's carriage, it would be hard to describe, but I am quite sure that, had it lasted much longer, either my health or my temper would have given way. Before that, I never knew what it was to foam at the mouth, but now the action of the...[1877], Anna Sewell, “A Strike for Liberty”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, page 109
    • Police said that he bought a 54-gallon drum of poisonous methyl alcohol, often used for hot-rod fuel, and mixed it with well water, peach flavoring, regular moonshine and a "beading oil" calculated to make it foam when shaken. Seventy-seven gallons were delivered. Within hours Atlanta's Grady Negro...1951 November 5, “Manners & Morals: Americana”, in Time, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2010
  2. (figuratively) To rage, to vent one's anger.
    • She was almost frothing at the mouth when she heard about the cost of the car repairs.
    • 'Damn the Whitecoats!' cried Snitter, frothing at the mouth. 'Damn Annie, damn the policeman and the white bell-car! Damn you all, damn you! You've killed my master!'1977, Richard Adams, “Friday the 15th October”, in The Plague Dogs, London: Allen Lane, →ISBN; republished Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books in association with Rex Collings Ltd and Allen Lane...

Synonyms of froth at the mouth

Forms of froth at the mouth

third-person singular presentfroths at the mouth
present participlefrothing at the mouth
past participlefrothed at the mouth
pastfrothed at the mouth

Questions about froth at the mouth

What does froth at the mouth mean?
Froth at the mouth means to spew saliva as froth.
What part of speech is froth at the mouth?
Froth at the mouth is a verb.
How do you pronounce froth at the mouth?
Froth at the mouth is pronounced /ˈfɹɒθ ət ðə ˈmaʊθ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of froth at the mouth?
The past tense of froth at the mouth is frothed at the mouth.

Words near froth at the mouth in the dictionary

  1. frotdogs
  2. frote
  3. froterer
  4. froth
  5. froth at the gash
  6. froth at the mouth
  7. froth flotation
  8. froth pack
  9. froth packs
  10. froth up
  11. froth-flies

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