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buttering down

buttering down is the present participle and gerund of butter down.

Meaning of butter down

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To butter (something) thoroughly; to add a substantial amount of butter to (something).

Questions about buttering down

What is buttering down the present participle and gerund of?
Buttering down is the present participle and gerund of butter down.

Words near buttering down in the dictionary

  1. butteriest
  2. butterine
  3. butterines
  4. butteriness
  5. buttering
  6. buttering down
  7. buttering one's bread on both sides
  8. buttering out
  9. buttering someone's biscuit
  10. buttering the cony
  11. buttering up

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