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.
- Often, the top of a chapati is slathered with butter or ghee clarified butter .