slather
Example Sentences
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She took handfuls of mud and slathered it on his face so he looked like a piglet in a mud puddle.
From Literature
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Suncream's being slathered on, high-fives are flowing as freely as the cold drinks.
From BBC
First off, if you wet it and slather it on, it’s white and foamy and would just look silly.
From Literature
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She was holding a cup of coffee and a homemade turkey sandwich — white bread, cut on the diagonal, slathered with Kewpie mayo and layered with lettuce — tucked into a brown paper bag.
From Salon
Let the sky slather your spirit with serenity.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.