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lathered up

lathered up verb: in a nervous, anxious, or vexed state; in a lather. Also the simple past and past participle of lather up.

Verb

lathered up

  1. (idiomatic) In a nervous, anxious, or vexed state; in a lather.

Also used as

lathered up is also the simple past and past participle of lather up.

Questions about lathered up

What does lathered up mean?
Lathered up means in a nervous, anxious, or vexed state; in a lather.
What part of speech is lathered up?
Lathered up is a verb.

Words near lathered up in the dictionary

  1. lather up
  2. lather, rinse, repeat
  3. latherability
  4. latherable
  5. lathered
  6. lathered up
  7. lathereeve
  8. lathereeves
  9. latherer
  10. latherers
  11. latherin

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