Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to slather
Participle: slathered
Gerund: slathering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | slather |
| you | slather |
| he;she;it | slathers |
| we | slather |
| you | slather |
| they | slather |
Perfect
| I | have slathered |
| you | have slathered |
| he;she;it | has slathered |
| we | have slathered |
| you | have slathered |
| they | have slathered |
Past
| I | slathered |
| you | slathered |
| he;she;it | slathered |
| we | slathered |
| you | slathered |
| they | slathered |
Pluperfect
| I | had slathered |
| you | had slathered |
| he;she;it | had slathered |
| we | had slathered |
| you | had slathered |
| they | had slathered |
Future
| I | will slather |
| you | will slather |
| he;she;it | will slather |
| we | will slather |
| you | will slather |
| they | will slather |
Future Perfect
| I | will have slathered |
| you | will have slathered |
| he;she;it | will have slathered |
| we | will have slathered |
| you | will have slathered |
| they | will have slathered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | slather |
| you | slather |
| he;she;it | slather |
| we | slather |
| you | slather |
| they | slather |
Perfect
| I | have slathered |
| you | have slathered |
| he;she;it | have slathered |
| we | have slathered |
| you | have slathered |
| they | have slathered |
Imperfect
| I | slathered |
| you | slathered |
| he;she;it | slathered |
| we | slathered |
| you | slathered |
| they | slathered |
Pluperfect
| I | had slathered |
| you | had slathered |
| he;she;it | had slathered |
| we | had slathered |
| you | had slathered |
| they | had slathered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would slather |
| you | would slather |
| he;she;it | would slather |
| we | would slather |
| you | would slather |
| they | would slather |
Perfect
| I | would have slathered |
| you | would have slathered |
| he;she;it | would have slathered |
| we | would have slathered |
| you | would have slathered |
| they | would have slathered |
Imperative
| you | slather |
| we | Let's slather |
| you | slather |
Verbs conjugated like 'slather'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'slather'
blather,
lather,
slatter,
slither,
sluther,
beslather,
blatter,
blether,
blither,
clatter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Unknown; attested from early 19th century, in the sense "to slip, slide".
2. For the sense "to rain", compare East Frisian sladdern and northern German schladdern ("to rain noisily").
Sample Sentences
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I slathered jam on my toast.
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I slathered my toast with jam.
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... rain had fallen all night and it was slathering down in sheets now. That didn't add to my good humor none. [1918, The Green Book Magazine, page 949:]
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... 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[…] [1941, Esquire:]
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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 [2020, “Fallen Torches”, in Medium Rarities (Sludge Metal; Progressive Metal), Track 1:]