slather

IPA: sɫˈæðɝ

noun

  • (cooking) A thick sauce or spread that is to be slathered (spread thickly) onto food.
  • Drool (especially if abundant).
  • (usually in the plural) A generous or abundant quantity.

verb

  • To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
  • (often followed by with) To apply generously upon.
  • To squander.
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Examples of "slather" in Sentences

  • We slather on sunscreen and slurp down lemonade ice.
  • I see no danger of such application becoming open slather.
  • You slather it on, apply a strip of fabric and then rip it off.
  • The Plugra butter slather is the best way to sample breads, IMHO.
  • Often, the top of a chapati is slathered with butter or ghee clarified butter .
  • Real stucco is made from concrete and mortar and they just kind of slather it on there and paint it.
  • A slather of sunscreens from various bottles and tubes, and some time with the rose bushes and the lawn.
  • Or does this inspire you to similarly tease your hair, slather on a terrifyingly dark shade of lipstick, and hang some door-knockers from your ears?
  • AFTER A QUICK SHOWER, I stand naked in front of the full-length mirror in the bedroom and assess myself as I slather Lubriderm over my arms and legs.
  • In our anticipation of rising temperatures, this time of year often prompts in us the urge to splurge on sandals, slather on sunscreen and show some skin.
  • I'll happily slather ketchup on a common or garden "patty" like an overexcited three-year-old, but a tenderly seared piece of skirt, or a hand-crafted burger deserves better.
  • I'd be the one coming back in line asking if I could get a plain cheese sandwich without the premixed "slather" (one part mustard to five parts mayo) and maybe run under the broiler for thirty seconds.
  • Though I confess to a moment of personal outrage when I was stuck behind an elderly woman at the grocery store the other day who decided to "slather" herself head to wrinkled toe in some sort of nauseating concoction.

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