lathered

verb

past tense of lather
as in licked
to strike repeatedly the farmer lathered the recalcitrant mule

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Recent Examples of lathered The bouncy, stretchy formula can be left on for a few minutes as a quick mask, lathered up as a cleanser, or both. — Sarah Felbin, Allure, 20 May 2026 Charred on the grill and lathered in a pat of butter—there’s nothing better. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026 On a stage, a barker lathered the crowd into a froth while introducing a 49ers Super Bowl hero who, given the buildup, was sure to be either Joe Montana or Jerry Rice, but turned out to be Hall of Fame pass rusher Charles Haley. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026 Allegedly discovered by the Benedictine nuns of Catania, these Sicilian pastries are made from Semolina dough lathered in honey and citrus peel, that are then stuffed either with ricotta (in pastry balls) or anchovies (in a long shape), then fried in seed oil or lard. — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026 Speculative sub-themes continue to rip, with drones and EV helicopters and small nuclear reactors and the BUZZ meme-stock ETF and crypto proxies lathered up again. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025 The shampoo lathered up quickly and felt very slippery, while the conditioner was thicker and hydrating. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025 On both of us, the product lathered up wonderfully and had an invigorating tingling sensation, likely thanks to the line's new PhytoFerment innovation. — Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Goodbye, cotton rounds soaked in micellar water, and lathered oil cleansers! — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lathered
  1. licked
  2. pounded
  3. lashed
  4. whipped
  5. pelted
  6. slapped
  7. battered
  8. did
Verb
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Grande licked one of them, and fans were immediately outraged by the moment.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of licked
Verb
  • Russia has relentlessly pounded civilian areas of Ukraine, even though Moscow insists its forces target only military facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Chivilli got especially pounded, surrendering three home runs.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Kennedy lashed out during an interview on CNN over vaccine and public health policies.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The singer also lashed out at her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, on social media.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • Arcila scored with a right-footed shot from the center of the box in the 50th, then whipped the go-ahead goal past Óscar García for his fourth goal of the tournament.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The bullet apparently whipped across the cab and struck Salgado in the stomach.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • In Hackensack, heavy rain pelted cars traveling along River Road, which almost looked like a ride at a water park.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Definition of pelted
Verb
  • Later in the series, Shah finds himself getting slapped in the face.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Slapping and/or being slapped was one of Oliver’s handful of requests for his soap opera appearance, along with playing a character with a ridiculous name, and wearing an equally ridiculous wig.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • There were delays, including some caused by three hurricanes — the Charley, Frances and Jeanne era — that battered the area.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Both came alive right along the Gulf Coast and were battered by wind shear every step of the way, which prevented them from strengthening significantly and limited their impacts overall.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of battered
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did

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