Lather

/ˈlɑː.ðə/

Synonyms for "lather" (217 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Noun(4 words)

aerate anxiety baptize bath bathebeaded browbeads of sweatbeatbeat all hollowbeat hollowbelabor best bobody odorbother breaker breakersbreathless impatiencebubble buffet

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builder bustle chafing clamorcold sweatcollar commotion confusion craftsman cream defeat destroy diaphoresis disquietude ditherdo indouchedress downdrub eagerness

Strong matches (65)

excitement exudate exudation fix flagellate flail flap flax flog flushflush outfluster flusteration flustration flutter foam foofaraw fret fretfulness fretting

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froth fuss gargleget the better ofgive a dressing-downhassle haste head hide holystonehonest sweathors de combathubbub impatience impatientness impetuousness irrigate lambaste larrup lash launder lave leather lick mantle maul meringue moil mopmop upmousse offscum outclass

Verb(2 words)

flog lash

Noun(10 words)

foamfoaming allowedfoams fret froth frothing froths fuss inflame lathering

Related words (108)

outdo outfight outgeneral outmaneuver outpoint outrun outsail outshine paddle perspirationperspiration odorpother pucker puff pummel put restiveness restlessness rinserinse out

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ritually immerseruin scour scourge scrubscrub upscud scumsea foamsettle shampoo shower skinskin alivesluicesluice outsoap soapsuds souffle spindrift sponge spoondrift spray spume state stew stingingstreams of sweatstripe sud sudor sudoresis suds surf swab sweat swelter swivet syringe tantense readinessthrash tizzy toivel trim triumphtriumph overtrounce tub turbulence turmoil twitter twitteration undo uneasiness unpatientness unquietness wallop washwash outwash upwater welt whack whale whip whiskwhite waterworst yeast

Verb(8 words)

shampooed slash soap soaped strap trounce welt whip

Noun(10 words)

shampoos snit soap soaping soaps soapsuds stew sweat swither wash

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More general

22 entries

agitation beatbeat upclean cleanse effervesceemotional reactionemotional stateemulsion feeling fizz foamform bubblesfroth

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More specific

11 entries

bath latherbe foamyfoam upfrenzy fuss outburstshaving cream useshaving lathersnitsoap upuproar

Collocations

9 entries

bath latherbody latherdense latherfoamy latherhair latherlather foamshaving lathersoap latherthick lather

Inflections

3 entries

lathered lathering lathers

Derivations

3 entries

latherer lathering lathery

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I lather my face before shaving.

Source: tatoeba (34803)

Instructions: massage well into damp hair, lather and rinse.

Source: tatoeba (2573536)

Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.

Source: wiktionary

I lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.

Source: wiktionary

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