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In some senses, frothy is marked as figuratively, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
flat, produced, similar, small, white
VERB + FROTHY
color, ended, like, make, milkshakes
FROTHY + NOUN
sea, vapor
PREP.
on, up
adj
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!
When this brown head was obtained the juice was drawn off into barrels, the lees were left in the keeve, and new juice was pumped upon these lees, this, however, produced a white frothy head, similar to that in the remaining keeves.
lightweight; lacking depth or substance
songs with frothy lyrics
a frothy argument
Highly speculative; having high risk and high return.
But we have found it profitable to engage in some trading on our own account, generally in the rather frothy areas.
First, many of the welfare gains of the previous two decades or more turned out to have been illusory, as house and share prices tumbled, jobs disappeared and frothy investment opportunities collapsed.
noun
A serving of beer.
adjective — marked by high spirits or excitement
I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!
WiktionaryWhen this brown head was obtained the juice was drawn off into barrels, the lees were left in the keeve, and new juice was pumped upon these lees, this, however, produced a white frothy head, similar
WiktionaryThe motion of this liquid layer was made visible by the small , frothy bubbles of vapor which were present in the film.
WiktionaryThe frothy sea kisses the beach sand.
Tatoeba · #6698051The coffee is here, it ended up frothy.
Tatoeba · #8601996How do they make it so frothy?
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In some senses, frothy is marked as figuratively, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.