"froth up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: froths up [present, singular, third-person], frothing up [participle, present], frothed up [participle, past], frothed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} froth up (third-person singular simple present froths up, present participle frothing up, simple past and past participle frothed up)
  1. (intransitive) To become frothy; to rise with a frothy surface or covered with something resembling froth. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: foam up

Inflected forms

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