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- [buht-er]
- /ˈbʌt ər/
- /ˈbʌt.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-er]
- /ˈbʌt ər/
Definitions of buttering word
- noun buttering the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned. 1
- noun buttering this substance, processed for cooking and table use. 1
- noun buttering any of various other soft spreads for bread: apple butter; peanut butter. 1
- noun buttering any of various substances of butterlike consistency, as various metallic chlorides, and certain vegetable oils solid at ordinary temperatures. 1
- verb with object buttering to put butter on or in; spread or grease with butter. 1
- verb with object buttering to apply a liquefied bonding material to (a piece or area), as mortar to a course of bricks. 1
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Origin of buttering
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English butere < Latin būtȳrum < Greek boútȳron
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Buttering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buttering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buttering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buttering
verb buttering
- butter — Butter is a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it in cooking.
- oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- slick — smooth and glossy; sleek.
- anoint — To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
- bait — Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
Antonyms for buttering
verb buttering
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- release — to lease again.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
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