lathering
- present participle of lather.
Example Sentences
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Throughout the treatment, there are the sounds of repeated brush swooshes, shampoo lathering and sloshing water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Hers is a labor-intensive process, teasing out the dough, lathering on the praline filling, and then letting the cakes rest and rise for several hours.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Some people benefit from lathering up every day.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Other water-saving actions include turning off the shower/faucet while lathering or brushing teeth and installing a greywater recycling system.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 25, 2023
He had just finished lathering his face when his mother suddenly appeared in his shaving mirror.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
