"foam at the mouth" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: foams at the mouth [present, singular, third-person], foaming at the mouth [participle, present], foamed at the mouth [participle, past], foamed at the mouth [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} foam at the mouth (third-person singular simple present foams at the mouth, present participle foaming at the mouth, simple past and past participle foamed at the mouth)
  1. To spew saliva as foam. Synonyms: froth at the mouth
    Sense id: en-foam_at_the_mouth-en-verb-~nWUbmFA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (figurative) To rage, vent one's anger. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-foam_at_the_mouth-en-verb-KZV~r6Hw

Inflected forms

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