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froths at the mouth

froths at the mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of froth at the mouth.

Meaning of froth at the mouth

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
  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.

Questions about froths at the mouth

What is froths at the mouth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Froths at the mouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of froth at the mouth.

Words near froths at the mouth in the dictionary

  1. frothingly
  2. frothings
  3. frothless
  4. froths
  5. froths at the gash
  6. froths at the mouth
  7. froths up
  8. frothsome
  9. frothy
  10. frots
  11. frottage

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