slather

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈslæðə(r)/

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Verb

Plain form slather

Third-person singular slathers

Past tense slathered

Past participle slathered

Present participle slathering

1. (transitive) If you slather something, you spread a lot of something onto it.

   John likes to slather his bread with butter.

   I slathered myself with sunscreen before I went to the beach.

2. (transitive) If you slather something, you spread a lot of it onto something else.

   John always slathers butter on his bread.

   I slathered sunscreen on my skin before I went to the beach.