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buttering out

buttering out is the present participle and gerund 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 buttering out

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

Words near buttering out in the dictionary

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

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