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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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The sunscreen company has plenty of products – to spray or slather – on hand to keep beachgoers protected from the sun.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But even amidst all the doom and gloom, Pattinson shines, slathering on the black eyeliner and moping around to Nirvana.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Have a cold plate with a scoop, serve up chicken salad on tarts, or slather onto fresh bread for the best lunch of your week.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
The sunscreen company has plenty of products – to spray or slather – on hand to keep beachgoers protected from the sun.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Verb
Brioche is there, too, in the cinnamon roll ($5), a soft and fluffy fist-sized treat that springs back from a gentle push with a fork, slathered with a not-too-sweet cream cheese icing and dusted with ground cinnamon.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But even amidst all the doom and gloom, Pattinson shines, slathering on the black eyeliner and moping around to Nirvana.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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