butter
noun
the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
had buttered
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past perfectof butter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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With his texts, Jon had buttered me up: how great my cooking is, how nice I am to my dogs, how cute I am.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
"You've got to remember this guy was born to do this," Coe said after Beckham had buttered up the room.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2010
But the National Association of Manufacturers had not joined in, and such fine words had buttered no parsnips.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And we had buttered toast to tea, and she said you were the most splendid gentleman she ever saw."
From The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers by Mary Cholmondeley
After waiting till he had buttered his toast and eaten as much as he wanted, Mr. Walton then 'put half a sheet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and an ink-horn.
From The Strange Story Book by Mrs. Andrew Lang
