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buttered out

buttered out is the simple past and past participle of butter out.

Meaning of butter out

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.

Questions about buttered out

What is buttered out the simple past and past participle of?
Buttered out is the simple past and past participle of butter out.

Words near buttered out in the dictionary

  1. butterdock
  2. buttered
  3. buttered beer
  4. buttered down
  5. buttered one's bread on both sides
  6. buttered out
  7. buttered someone's biscuit
  8. buttered the cony
  9. buttered up
  10. Butterell
  11. butterer

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