verb
- to spread or smear something thickly
noun
- a thick layer or coating of something
Usage: informal
Examples
- She slathered sunscreen on her arms before going to the beach.
- He slathered butter on his toast.
- The chef slathered the ribs with barbecue sauce.
- Don’t slather so much frosting on the cake.
- There was a thick slather of mud on his boots.
- She applied a generous slather of lotion to her dry skin.