slather English

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What does slather mean?

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slather Verb

— 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.

— 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.

slather

— verb spread thickly I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese

Synonyms slather synonyms

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slather English » English

thrash

squander

smear

lots

lashing

defeat

castigate

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Physical actions Move something Cover

Spread, smear

• What words refer to spreading something on another thing?
  spread smear brush cover dab daub paint plaster rub slather smear smudge swab