OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 57780

froth at the mouth

/ˈfɹɒθ ət ðə ˈmaʊθ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
espumajear
To spew saliva as froth.
Police said that he bought a 54-gallon drum of poisonous methyl alcohol, often used for hot-rod fuel, and mixed it with well water, peach flavoring, regular moonshine and a "beadin…
What I suffered with that rein for four long months in my lady's carriage, it would be hard to describe, but I am quite sure that, had it lasted much longer, either my health or my…
echar espumarajos por la boca
To rage, to vent one's anger.
'Damn the Whitecoats!' cried Snitter, frothing at the mouth. 'Damn Annie, damn the policeman and the white bell-car! Damn you all, damn you! You've killed my master!'
She was almost frothing at the mouth when she heard about the cost of the car repairs.
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