lather
noun
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
lathered
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past participleof lather.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof lather.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
lathernounfoam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
Example Sentences
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She ate more black beans, lathered her scalp with French soap and opted for root perms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Shinichirō Watanabe's vision marries futuristic visuals with realism, with the series' jazz score treated as something to be felt and then absorbed, like dry skin lathered in shea butter.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
Yet the only Wild Unknown deck on her bookshelf is the very first she printed — her “OG deck,” as she calls it, its box now lathered in black paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
“His face lathered and wearing one of his famous grins,” he talked “gayly to his press friends” while he was being shaved, Price wrote.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2023
There in the sink, lathered with soap, was the feline detective, yelling his head off.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
