Past tense of slather
regular verb
The past tense of slather is slathered. The past participle is also slathered.
Forms of slather
| Base form (V1) | slather /ˈslæðə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | slathered |
| Past participle (V3) | slathered |
| Present participle | slathering |
| Third person singular | slathers |
Slathered in a sentence
- I slathered jam on my toast.
- I slathered my toast with jam.
- Alongside we have charred wild greens slathered with Cretan clarified staka butter.2025 August 9, Jay Rayner, “Your Greek island holiday, in sunny South Ken – Jay Rayner reviews Myrtos”, in Financial Times, London: The…. From the entry staka
- The toasted bun can be slathered in butter or filled with cheese to create a cheesymite toastie.2021 December 30, Erina Starkey, “Who needs dried fruit when you can have cheesymite hot cross buns”, in Delicious.com.au, archived from…. From the entry cheesymite
- In Philadelphia, tomato pie is a springy, square flatbread slathered with tomato sauce and comparable to the Sicilian sfincione.2023 October 6, Mari Uyehara, “The Many Lives of Tomato Pie”, in The New York Times. From the entry tomato pie
Meaning of slather
- verb To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
- verb To apply generously upon.
- verb To squander.
Questions about the past tense of slather
- What is the past tense of slather?
- The past tense of slather is slathered.
- What is the past participle of slather?
- The past participle of slather is slathered.
- Is slather a regular or irregular verb?
- Slather is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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