frothing up
Creating angry foam
Frothing up means producing foam or bubbles, whether literally or figuratively.
Milk froths up when steamed for cappuccino; waves froth up against rocks.
The phrase often describes agitation or excitement: The crowd was frothing up before the concert.
Politicians froth up their base with inflammatory rhetoric.
Someone frothing up is working themselves into a state.
- foaming at the mouthSpewing saliva in fury
- spumyCovered with froth
- foamyFull of bubbles
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
bubble bath · beer head · whisking · whipping up · milk frother · excitement · getting worked up · emulsification · fervor · turbulence · surfactants · hysteria · mad dog · frenzy · aeration · commotion · enthusiasm · agitation
frothing upsettling down
Becoming stable and rooted
calming · settling · subsiding · stilling · flattening
frothing upcalming down
Becoming less agitated
settling down · cooling off · chilling out · relaxing · keeping cool