noun
- A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.
- usage: "the beer had a thick head of foam"
- synonyms: froth
- A lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture.
verb
- Become bubbly or frothy or foaming.
- usage: "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
- synonyms: froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
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