The meaning of Frothy

adjective

(of a liquid) made effervescent by being charged with carbon dioxide or some other gas.

Usage examples:

Aerated spring water

verb

Introduce air into (a material).

Usage examples:

Before seeding, consider aerating the lawn

verb

Past simple and past participle of aerate

Usage examples:

Aerated water, earthworms help to aerate the soil., aerated soil

adjective

Containing bubbles or making a bubbling sound.

Usage examples:

Flutes full of bubbling champagne

verb

(of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air.

Usage examples:

A pot of coffee bubbled away on the stove

verb

Present participle of bubble

Usage examples:

We could hear the soup bubbling away (= bubbling strongly) in the pot., he was like a schoolboy, co…

adjective

Containing bubbles.

Usage examples:

Bake until the top is crisp and bubbly

noun

Champagne.

Usage examples:

I'll get us a little bottle of bubbly

adjective

Filled with bubbles

Usage examples:

A bubbly personality

adjective

(of a soft drink) effervescent on account of containing dissolved carbon dioxide.

Usage examples:

It has a very strong position in australia, with 60% of the carbonated soft drinks market.

verb

Dissolve carbon dioxide in (a liquid).

adjective

(of a drink) bubbly because it contains carbon dioxide

Usage examples:

Carbonated drinks/water

adjective

Resembling cream in consistency or colour.

Usage examples:

Beat the sugar and egg yolks together until thick and creamy

adjective

Thick and smooth, like cream

adjective

(of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.

Usage examples:

An effervescent mixture of cheap wine, fruit flavours, sugar, and carbon dioxide

adjective

An effervescent liquid produces bubbles of gas

Usage examples:

Effervescent vitamin c supplements, she's one of those effervescent personalities that you often se…

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

adjective

(of a drink) containing bubbles of gas; effervescent.

Usage examples:

Fizzy mineral water

adjective

Having a lot of bubbles

Usage examples:

Fizzy orange/mineral water

adjective

Producing a mass of small bubbles; frothing.

Usage examples:

Pints of foaming bitter

verb

Form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth.

Usage examples:

The sea foamed beneath them

adjective

Producing or consisting of foam; frothy.

Usage examples:

A beach with foamy waves

adjective

Made of or producing a mass of very small bubbles

Usage examples:

Foamy beer, foamy shampoo

adjective

Not having any serious purpose or value.

Usage examples:

Frivolous ribbons and lacy frills

adjective

(of people) behaving in a silly and foolish way, or (of activities or objects) silly or unimportant

Usage examples:

I’m very frivolous – i just like to have fun., with our justice system there are a lot of frivolous…

adjective

Resembling or full of gas.

Usage examples:

The beer was served too gassy and too cold

adjective

Feeling that your stomach is full of gas

adjective

Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Usage examples:

The sum required was insignificant compared with military spending

adjective

Not important or thought to be valuable

Usage examples:

Her problems seemed pretty insignificant compared to her brother’s., my colleagues despised this ma…

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

Usage examples:

The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

Usage examples:

He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Usage examples:

The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms are light and airy

noun

A weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight. in the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 57 to 60 kg.

Usage examples:

Henry armstrong held world titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight simultaneously and…

adjective

Of thin material or build and weighing less than average.

Usage examples:

A lightweight grey suit

adjective

(esp. of clothes) weighing little and therefore not warm

Usage examples:

A lightweight jacket, the movie was a lightweight comedy.

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

Usage examples:

She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

Usage examples:

I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

Usage examples:

The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

adjective

Of little importance; trivial.

Usage examples:

Both groups are known to fight over petty issues

adjective

Small or of little importance

Usage examples:

A petty thief, i don’t have time for petty matters like that., retaliating against the people who h…

adjective

Of little depth.

Usage examples:

Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl

noun

An area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep.

Usage examples:

To see for yourself, inspect the shallows at a pond or pool where the water is clear but also sport…

verb

(of the sea, a lake, or a river) become less deep over time or in a particular place.

Usage examples:

The boat ground to a halt where the water shallowed

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

Shining brightly with flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her sparkling blue eyes

verb

Shine brightly with flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head

adjective

Energetic and interesting

Usage examples:

His writing is known for its sparkling dialogue., the whole house was sparkling clean., sparkling w…

adjective

Covered in soap bubbles

adjective

Existing or occurring at or on the surface.

Usage examples:

The building suffered only superficial damage

adjective

On the surface only; not deep

Usage examples:

A superficial wound, her book on the history of cars in america was extremely superficial., the sto…

adjective

Unimportant or trivial.

Usage examples:

A trifling sum

verb

Treat without seriousness or respect.

Usage examples:

He is not a man to be trifled with

adjective

A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important

Usage examples:

It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!

adjective

Of little value or importance.

Usage examples:

Huge fines were imposed for trivial offences

adjective

Having no real value or use.

Usage examples:

That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

Usage examples:

Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

Usage examples:

The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…

adjective

Containing or resembling yeast.

Usage examples:

The yeasty smell of rising dough

adjective

Similar to or containing yeast (= a type of fungus that is used in making alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine, and for making bread rise)

Usage examples:

The air outside had a sweet, yeasty smell., it smells like a good yeasty bread dough.