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butters out

butters out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 butters out

What is butters out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Butters out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of butter out.

Words near butters out in the dictionary

  1. butteroils
  2. butterpop
  3. butters
  4. butters down
  5. butters one's bread on both sides
  6. butters out
  7. butters someone's biscuit
  8. butters the cony
  9. butters up
  10. butterscotch
  11. butterscotched

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