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foam at the mouth

foam at the mouth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fohm at stressed th ee noun mouth]
    • /foʊm æt stressed ði noun maʊθ/
    • /fəʊm ət ðə maʊθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fohm at stressed th ee noun mouth]
    • /foʊm æt stressed ði noun maʊθ/

Definitions of foam at the mouth words

  • noun foam at the mouth a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer. 1
  • noun foam at the mouth the froth of perspiration, caused by great exertion, formed on the skin of a horse or other animal. 1
  • noun foam at the mouth froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in epilepsy and rabies. 1
  • noun foam at the mouth a thick frothy substance, as shaving cream. 1
  • noun foam at the mouth a chemically produced substance that smothers the flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface. the layer of bubbles so formed. 1
  • noun foam at the mouth a dispersion of gas bubbles in a solid, as foam glass, foam rubber, polyfoam, or foamed metal. 1
See all 15 definitions of foam at the mouth

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Origin of foam at the mouth

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fom, Old English fām; cognate with German Feim

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Foam at the mouth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Foam at the mouth

foam at the mouth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for foam at the mouth

verb foam at the mouth

  • go berserk — If someone or something goes berserk, they lose control of themselves and become very angry or violent.
  • run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
  • throw a fit — a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a disease, especially one marked by convulsions or unconsciousness: a fit of epilepsy.
All 3 Synonyms of foam at the mouth

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