foaming at the mouth
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Foaming at the mouth literally describes the frothy saliva produced during seizures or rabies infection.
Figuratively, it means extremely angry or agitated, worked up to the point of losing control: He was foaming at the mouth about the new policy.
The image suggests someone so enraged they've become almost rabid.
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
- blind rageUncontrolled, unseeing anger
- hopping madIntensely, visibly enraged
- infuriatedExtremely angered
- spitting madExtremely angry, visibly enraged
rabies · wild · fuming · fulminating · convulsions · furious · berserk · out of control · carried away · seizures · frothing · bellowing · throwing a fit · apoplectic · fit of rage · epilepsy · raging · storming
foaming at the mouthlevel-headed
Calm and sensible
cool-headed · measured · rational · dispassionate · sober
foaming at the mouthcomposed
Calm and self-possessed
collected · self-possessed · poised · unflappable · level-headed
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