lathering

verb

present participle of lather
as in licking
to strike repeatedly the farmer lathered the recalcitrant mule

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Recent Examples of lathering The video featured Johansson, 41, lathering her hands with Hydrasheer, a mineral sunscreen with SPF 30, before applying it across her face and neck. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 26 June 2026 Just make sure to let the cake layers cool completely before lathering on the frosting. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026 Then Jason and Thor shower together, each lathering the other’s back and bums up with fewer orgasms than an old Herbal Essences commercial. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026 This creates a better environment for fuller, stronger hair to grow—something our testers began to notice after lathering up with it on a regular basis. — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 Formulated for normal to dry skin, this gentle daily facial cleanser transforms from a silky oil to a soft, lathering foam that deeply cleanses your skin, effectively removing dirt, excess oil and stubborn makeup without clogging pores, leaving residue or a greasy feeling. — Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Rather than lathering the hair in gel or wax, women online have been combing hair masks through for a gentle, more hydrating alternative. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lathering
  1. licking
  2. pounding
  3. lashing
  4. whipping
  5. hiding
  6. pelting
  7. slapping
  8. battering
Verb
  • Dubiously sourced accounts followed of Australians who died after drinking toad tea and a man supposedly being imprisoned in South America on toad-licking charges.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There’s truly nothing like licking that paper lid, then shoveling that tiny tongue depressor into a child-sized serving of vanilla or chocolate ice cream.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of licking
Verb
  • Then, in the meditation hall, our cheery host suddenly turned serious and began pounding on a 350-year-old drum from a samurai castle used for marking the beginning of chores.
    — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lala is no longer a hurricane, but the tropical storm is drenching Hawaii with sideways rain, hurricane-force gusts and pounding surf, flooding rivers and triggering mudslides.
    — Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounding
Verb
  • Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The eyewall was forecast to move over or near the island’s southern end by the evening, lashing its worst winds at volcanic slopes thousands of feet above sea level.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashing
Verb
  • Harrison Ford is whipping back into blockbuster shape, as the 84-year-old is set to return as iconic adventurer Indiana Jones in a new Disney project.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026
  • He’s spent the last week whipping senators to support it and even enlisted former Alabama football coach Nick Saban to dial up undecided lawmakers, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain crafts a taut supernatural drama that dissects the patriarchy hiding beneath the veneer of a fairytale wedding.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Then there are all the people hiding in the hills, and those who have taken refuge in the homes of Moroccan relatives in Ceuta.
    — Miguel Macias, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • Rain pelting the walls of every home like black stones from LockMull Beach.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2026
  • Police fired tear gas and pepper spray at protesters who were pelting them with rocks, eggs and other objects.
    — Hameraldi Agolli, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pelting
Verb
  • Yan bounded off the mound, slapping his hand against his glove several times, after the inning ended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Once again, Yan did the whole jumping, landing, ground-slapping thing (no slide this time though).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slapping
Verb
  • Esteban Ribovics proved to be too much for the Brazilian legend, battering him to a TKO loss and into retirement.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Record-breaking temperatures are battering a continent that’s less equipped to deal with the shock than other parts of the world.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of battering

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