frothing

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frothing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Froth \Froth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frothed; p. pr. & vb. n..
     Frothing.]
     1. To cause to foam.
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     2. To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.
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              He . . . froths treason at his mouth. --Dryden.
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              Is your spleen frothed out, or have ye more?
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     3. To cover with froth; as, a horse froths his chain.
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  Frothing \Froth"ing\, n.
     Exaggerated declamation; rant.
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frothing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frothing
      adj 1: producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from
             exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal's frothing
             mouth" [syn: foaming, foamy, frothing]