slatheringn.

Brit.

/ˈslað(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈslæð(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: slather v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < slather v. + -ing suffix¹.

Originally U.S.

1. The action of slather v. (in various senses); (now) esp. the liberal application of a spreadable substance. Also: an instance of this.

1872 Little Rock (Arkansas) Daily Republican 21 Sept. After a vigorous slathering of the offender, it concludes thus: ‘We shall deliberate maturely before making up our mind.’

1916 A. Stringer Door of Dread xii. 227 She felt the odious hand padding impersonally about her body... Those..fingers seemed to her as beastial as the slathering of a snake about her helpless limbs.

1975 Arts Mag. Nov. 80/1 The stroke of the brush and the slathering of paint.

2016 Guardian 10 June (heading) I hate perfume. Why can't we just smell like real people? Every summer it's the same—the slathering of noxious scent to smother our own smell.

2. A copious or liberal amount of a spreadable substance. Also figurative.

1943 Teacola (Jacksonville State Teachers College) 19 Oct. 4/2 Freshman girls..minus all make-up but with a generous slathering of cold cream and with their hair screwed up tightly.

1956 Virginia Q. Rev. 32 p. lxxx The reader is tacitly asked to subscribe to the preposterous principle that a good slathering of Irish charm..is enough utterly to deodorize the years of..ballot box-stuffing.

1982 N.Y. Times 14 Mar. xxiii. 23/1 The rum cake is moist..but devoid of rum flavor. A thick slathering of cherry filling dominates.

2008 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune (Nexis) 28 Aug. e1 (heading) Fitness with a slathering of fun.

2022 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 8 Jan. a6 A thick-cut piece of toasted sourdough topped with a slathering of sourdough salsa verde.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	slathering
释义	slatheringn. Brit. /ˈslað(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈslæð(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: slather v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < slather v. + -ing suffix¹. Originally U.S. 1. The action of slather v. (in various senses); (now) esp. the liberal application of a spreadable substance. Also: an instance of this. Π 1872 Little Rock (Arkansas) Daily Republican 21 Sept. After a vigorous slathering of the offender, it concludes thus: ‘We shall deliberate maturely before making up our mind.’ 1916 A. Stringer Door of Dread xii. 227 She felt the odious hand padding impersonally about her body... Those..fingers seemed to her as beastial as the slathering of a snake about her helpless limbs. 1975 Arts Mag. Nov. 80/1 The stroke of the brush and the slathering of paint. 2016 Guardian 10 June (heading) I hate perfume. Why can't we just smell like real people? Every summer it's the same—the slathering of noxious scent to smother our own smell. 2. A copious or liberal amount of a spreadable substance. Also figurative. Π 1943 Teacola (Jacksonville State Teachers College) 19 Oct. 4/2 Freshman girls..minus all make-up but with a generous slathering of cold cream and with their hair screwed up tightly. 1956 Virginia Q. Rev. 32 p. lxxx The reader is tacitly asked to subscribe to the preposterous principle that a good slathering of Irish charm..is enough utterly to deodorize the years of..ballot box-stuffing. 1982 N.Y. Times 14 Mar. xxiii. 23/1 The rum cake is moist..but devoid of rum flavor. A thick slathering of cherry filling dominates. 2008 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune (Nexis) 28 Aug. e1 (heading) Fitness with a slathering of fun. 2022 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 8 Jan. a6 A thick-cut piece of toasted sourdough topped with a slathering of sourdough salsa verde. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1872
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