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butter out

butter out verb: to be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.

Verb

butter out (third-person singular simple present butters out, present participle buttering out, simple past and past participle buttered out)

  1. (transitive) To be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.
    • The goo buttered out over the floor.
  2. (intransitive) To speak (some words), sputtering or overly excited.

Forms of butter out

third-person singular presentbutters out
present participlebuttering out
past participlebuttered out
pastbuttered out

Questions about butter out

What does butter out mean?
Butter out means to be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.
What part of speech is butter out?
Butter out is a verb.
What is the past tense of butter out?
The past tense of butter out is buttered out.

Words near butter out in the dictionary

  1. butter of tin
  2. butter of zinc
  3. butter oil
  4. butter one's bread and lie in it
  5. butter one's bread on both sides
  6. butter out
  7. butter paddle
  8. butter paddles
  9. butter paper
  10. butter papers
  11. butter pat

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