Explore Slather through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like spread. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Slather meaning
- To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
- To apply generously upon.
- To squander.
Synonyms of Slather
Using Slather
- The main meaning on this page is: To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well. | To apply generously upon. | To squander.
- Useful related words include: spread.
- In the example corpus, slather often appears in combinations such as: to slather, open slather, and slather.
Context around Slather
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slather
- In this selection, "slather" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, open, accidentally, onto and sauce stand out and add context to how "slather" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include have open slather to knock and he would slather on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slather" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slather
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Split and slather with tomato gravy or your favorite preserves. (10 words)
Everyone loves to slather their food with super tasty gravy. (10 words)
And Trump and his minions have really figured out how to slather on the marinade. (15 words)
She would cut a slice and slather it thickly with butter that would then melt into the still warm bread to sustain me for the rest of the walk home, another 1.5 kilometres up the mountain through bear-infested forest. (41 words)
While you can use moisturizer at any time of the day, it’s always a good idea to slather it on after the shower, when your skin is still a little damp, so you can trap in the moisture. (39 words)
I have alcohol gel in the car - and as soon as I get to my car, I use it and then try to slather some on my door handle, steering wheel, key, etc. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
And that’s fine, I think as long as it’s within the rules of the game, then it’s open slather and KP understands that.
It means players have open slather to knock out as many of their own teammates as they like – no doubt we’ll see a spate of those in the next few weeks.
Just like the lush mask you slather onto your strands every week, this product is formulated to infuse your skin with deeper, more intensive moisture than the standard body lotion.
She would cut a slice and slather it thickly with butter that would then melt into the still warm bread to sustain me for the rest of the walk home, another 1.5 kilometres up the mountain through bear-infested forest.
While you can use moisturizer at any time of the day, it’s always a good idea to slather it on after the shower, when your skin is still a little damp, so you can trap in the moisture.
Prince Harry revealed his father's favourite aftershave is the classic 1960 Dior fragrance Eau Sauvage, which he would 'slather' on.
Slather them with cream cheese, pile them high with lox and capers, or keep it simple with a schmear of butter.
And Trump and his minions have really figured out how to slather on the marinade.
I have alcohol gel in the car - and as soon as I get to my car, I use it and then try to slather some on my door handle, steering wheel, key, etc.
Instead, researchers say, it’s basically a layer of ex post facto rationalization that we slather over a stack of psychological biases, media influence and self-fulfilling poll prophecies.
No one wants to accidentally slather sauce and other slimy ingredients over their phone screen and luxe phone case.
Split and slather with tomato gravy or your favorite preserves.
Everyone loves to slather their food with super tasty gravy.
Common combinations with slather
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to slather 4×
- open slather 2×
- and slather 2×
- slather it 2×