lather
1foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as on a horse.
Informal. a state of excitement, agitation, nervous tension, or the like: He was in a lather over my delay.
to form a lather: a soap that lathers well.
to become covered with lather, as a horse.
to apply lather to; cover with lather: He lathered his face before shaving.
Informal. to beat or whip.
Origin of lather
1Other words from lather
- lath·er·er, noun
- un·lath·ered, adjective
Words Nearby lather
How to use lather in a sentence
Some elite runners like to race angry and intentionally work themselves into a lather prior to competing.
Work the lather through the brush hairs then rinse well, squeeze out the remaining water and allow to air-dry.
One of the first, UVeBand, tracks how well your sunscreen is performing—and pings you when its time to lather up again.
Sunny Smartwatches, Bags, and iGrills: This Summer’s Must-Have Tech | Charlotte Lytton | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a boy, I watched my grandfather create a froth of lather in that cup, and shave himself with a straight razor.
That only makes more mysterious the lather he can work himself into whenever he talks about these issues on air today.
Al Sharpton’s Past Ties to Vote Fraud Taint His Fulminating | Wayne Barrett | December 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Working the gossips of UrbanBaby into a lather is a low bar; losing them lower still.
What's Really Behind the Prep-School Mom's Twitter Meltdown | Nick Summers | April 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTBut is the press getting itself worked into a lather over what Barbour did and thought when he was a teenager?
Have ready in a wash-kettle, a strong cold lather of clear water and white Castile soap.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyMake a lather of white soap and cold water, and put it into a saucepan.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe next moment his head, under the energetic manipulation of the operator, was a creamy mass of lather.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngA good lather is applied all over the body with good friction by the means of a shampoo brush and soap.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerWilliams turned up with "Pussy" in a lather, having been hunting for me all round Pretoria.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
British Dictionary definitions for lather
/ (ˈlɑːðə, ˈlæ-) /
foam or froth formed by the action of soap or a detergent in water
foam formed by other liquid, such as the sweat of a horse
informal a state of agitation or excitement
to coat or become coated with lather
(intr) to form a lather
Origin of lather
1Derived forms of lather
- lathery, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with lather
see in a lather.
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