Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slather

/ˈslæðə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: slather
IPA: /ˈslæðə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.

Transitive verb

verb

To apply generously upon.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To rain.

Transitive verb

noun

A thick sauce or spread that is to be slathered (spread thickly) onto food.

Transitive verb

noun

Drool (especially if abundant).

Transitive verb

noun

A generous or abundant quantity.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I slathered jam on my toast."
"I slathered my toast with jam."
"... rain had fallen all night and it was slathering down in sheets now. That didn't add to my good humor none."
"... rain still slathered down out of the rubbery black sky. "Why is the sarge always pickin' on us?" asked Ortwingle sorrowfully as the water drenched down the collar of his raincoat. "I figger maybe we are dependable," Smoot[…]"
"Bring forth the enemy / I want him to beg for his life / Bring forth the enemy / I want his neck on the knife / Incinerate the figurehead / Plan to erase you first / Flooding rain slathering / Bringing what you deserve"
"[The river] Ván in SnE I 21 is mentioned as coming from the slather of the bound Fenris Wolf."

Etymology

Unknown; 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").

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

slathers (present, singular) slathering (participle, present) slathered (participle, past) slathered (past) slathers (plural)

Derived Forms

beslather

Phrases

open slather

Synonyms

smother

Rhymes With

rather gather mather lather blather cather prather sather

Questions

How do you pronounce slather?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslæðə(ɹ)/.
What does slather mean?: To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
Where does slather come from?: Unknown; 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").

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