slathered; slathering
ˈsla-t͟hə-riŋ 
ˈslat͟h-riŋ
1
: to use or spend in a wasteful or lavish manner : squander
2
a
: to spread thickly or lavishly
slathered sunscreen on her skin
b
: to spread something thickly or lavishly on
slathered her skin with sunscreen
Examples of slather in a Sentence
Verb
We ate lobster slathered with butter.
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Sam Sifton, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Brush your dipping oil over small pieces of bread, toast ‘em, slather on some chèvre, and drizzle with a bit of honey.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
To take it a step further, buy a bag of prepared breadsticks, slather them with garlic butter, and warm them up in the oven for your own warm breadstick side.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Instead: a night of marination in soy sauce, maple syrup, salt, pepper and garlic, then a pat dry, a slather of mayonnaise and an hour and a half in a 200-degree oven, until the roast’s internal temperature was around 110 degrees.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Brush your dipping oil over small pieces of bread, toast ‘em, slather on some chèvre, and drizzle with a bit of honey.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
Named oh-so appropriately, cheese dreams are pillowy bites of bread slathered in butter, topped with a generous layer of sharp Cheddar cheese, and toasted to golden, crispy perfection.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
To take it a step further, buy a bag of prepared breadsticks, slather them with garlic butter, and warm them up in the oven for your own warm breadstick side.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slather
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“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slather. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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