1
a
: a foam or froth formed when a detergent (such as soap) is agitated in water
b
: foam or froth from profuse sweating (as on a horse)
2
: an agitated or overwrought state : dither
worked himself into a lather
Synonyms
Noun
Verb
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- beat
- belabor
- belt
- birch
- bludgeon
- buffet
- bung up
- club
- curry
- do
- drub
- fib [British]
- flog
- hammer
- hide
- lace
- lambaste
- lambast
- lash
- lick
- maul
- mess (up)
- paddle
- pelt
- pommel
- pound
- pummel
- punch out
- rough (up)
- slate
- slog
- switch
- tan
- thrash
- thresh
- thump
- tromp
- wallop
- whale
- whip
- whop
- whap
- whup
- work over
Examples of lather in a Sentence
Noun
The soap and water formed a lot of lather.
The soap and water formed a lather.
Verb
He lathered his face before shaving.
the farmer lathered the recalcitrant mule
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
After three sequels of entertaining lather, rinse, repeat on the original premise of trying and failing to cheat Death’s game, Final 5 starts off like the rest.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Gone are the days of visiting a Texas Roadhouse restaurant and scrapping ever last bit of butter from the small scoop of it, to lather it onto your last fluffy roll.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Lather Rub your hands palm to palm to create a good lather, ensuring the front surfaces of your hands are thoroughly cleaned.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
After three sequels of entertaining lather, rinse, repeat on the original premise of trying and failing to cheat Death’s game, Final 5 starts off like the rest.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Verb
Just take a squirt of shampoo, lather it up, and use it to scrub away tricky messes.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Gone are the days of visiting a Texas Roadhouse restaurant and scrapping ever last bit of butter from the small scoop of it, to lather it onto your last fluffy roll.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lather
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“Lather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lather. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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lather
2 of 2 verb
lathered; lathering
ˈlat͟h-(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to spread lather over
2
: to form lather or a froth like lather
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