lather (redirected from lathering)

lath·er  (lr)

n.

1. A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving.

2. Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse.

3. Informal A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation: The students were in a lather over the proposed restrictions.

v. lath·ered, lath·er·ing, lath·ers

v.tr.

1. To spread with or as if with lather.

2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.

v.intr.

1. To produce lather; foam.

2. To become coated with lather.

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[Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lthran, to cover with lather; see leu()- in Indo-European roots.]

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lather·er n.

lather·y adj.

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lather

Noun

1. foam formed by soap or detergent in water

2. foamy sweat, as produced by a horse

3. Informal a state of agitation

Verb

1. to coat or become coated with lather

2. to form a lather

3. Informal to beat; flog [Old English lēathor soap]

lathery adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lather - the froth produced by soaps or detergents soapsuds, suds shaving cream, shaving soap - toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
	2.	lather - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" fret, stew, swither, sweat agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	3.	lather - a workman who puts up laths working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
	4.	lather - the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
Verb	1.	lather - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" flog, lash, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" leather - whip with a leather strap horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhide - flog with a cowhide cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birch - whip with a birch twig
	2.	lather - form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
	3.	lather - exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily" froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"
	4.	lather - rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning soap cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

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lather

noun 1. froth, soap, bubbles, foam, suds, soapsuds

noun 2. (Informal) fluster, state (informal) sweat, fever, fuss, flap (informal) stew (informal) dither chiefly Brit. twitter (informal) tizzy (informal) pother

verb 3. froth, soap, foam

Translations

lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] n → espuma (de jabón)

vt → enjabonar

lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] n → mousse f (de savon)

vt → savonner

vi → mousser

lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] n → (Seifen)schaum m

vt → einschäumen

lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] n → schiuma di sapone

vt → insaponare

vi → far schiuma

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lather

n lather [ˈlaːðə]

1 foam made up of soap bubbles Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.seepskuimرَغْوَهпянаpěnaskumder Seifenschaumαφρόςespumaseebivahtکف صابونvaahtomousseקֶצֶףझाग बनानाsapunicaszappanhabbusa sabunsápa; froðaschiuma (di sapone)あわ비누 거품putosziepju putasbuihzeepsop(såpe)skumpianaespumaclăbucмыльная пенаmydlová penamilna penapenalödderฟองสบู่köpük泡沫мильна пінаصابن وغیرہ کا جھاگbọt xà phòng泡沫

2 a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck. skuimعَرَق أو رَغوَه عل رقَبَة الحِصانпянаpěnaskumschäumender Schweißαφρός ιδρώτα (π.χ. για άλογο)sudor(higi)vahtکف دهان اسبvaahtoécumeקֶצֶףझाग से भर देनाkonjski znojtajtékbusa keringat(löður)svitischiumaあわ汗(말 등의) 거품 같은 땀putosputas (uz zirga)peluhschuimig zweetskumsvettepianaespumaspumăпенаpenapenapena na konjskom vratulödderฟองเหงื่อköpük(馬等)汗沫піна, милоگھوڑے کا کف نما پسینہmồ hôi ngựa（马等）汗沫