slather

verb · nounB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

slathers

V_ing/Gerund

slathering

V_ed/pp

slathered

1.
(transitive)To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
I slathered jam on my toast.
Đồng nghĩa: smother
2.
(often, transitive)(often followed by with) To apply generously upon.
I slathered my toast with jam.
3.
(transitive)To squander.
4.
(transitive)To rain.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

slathers

1.
(transitive)(cooking) A thick sauce or spread that is to be slathered (spread thickly) onto food.
2.
(transitive)Drool (especially if abundant).
[The river] Ván in SnE I 21 is mentioned as coming from the slather of the bound Fenris Wolf.
3.
(plural normally, transitive)(usually in the plural) A generous or abundant quantity.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

smother

Cùng gốc / liên quan

beslather

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Nguồn gốc từ

; attested from early 19th century, in the sense "to slip, slide". For the sense "to rain", compare East Frisian sladdern and northern German schladdern ("to rain noisily").