lather
verb/ˈlɑːðə(r)/
/ˈlæðər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lather | /ˈlɑːðə(r)/ /ˈlæðər/ |
| he / she / it lathers | /ˈlɑːðəz/ /ˈlæðərz/ |
| past simple lathered | /ˈlɑːðəd/ /ˈlæðərd/ |
| past participle lathered | /ˈlɑːðəd/ /ˈlæðərd/ |
| -ing form lathering | /ˈlɑːðərɪŋ/ /ˈlæðərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] lather something to cover something with lather
- I lathered my face and started to shave.
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- [intransitive] to produce lather
- Soap does not lather well in hard water.
Word OriginOld English læthor (denoting washing soda or its froth), lēthran (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse lauthr (noun), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loutron ‘bath’.
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