Lather
noun
A lot of small bubbles that are formed when soap and water are mixed together.
She applied a thick lather of soap to her skin.
Often appears as...
- soap lather
- lather up
verb
To cover something with lather.
He lathered his face before shaving.
Often appears as...
- lather up
- lather and rinse
noun
A state of extreme worry or excitement.
He got himself into a lather about the upcoming exam.
Often appears as...
- work oneself into a lather
- get into a lather
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A lot of small bubbles that are formed when soap and water are mixed together.
She applied a thick lather of soap to her skin.
Often appears as...
- soap lather
- lather up
verb
To cover something with lather.
He lathered his face before shaving.
Often appears as...
- lather up
- lather and rinse
noun
A state of extreme worry or excitement.
He got himself into a lather about the upcoming exam.
Often appears as...
- work oneself into a lather
- get into a lather
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Usage in Hygiene
Lather is mostly used to describe the soapy foam in washing and grooming contexts.
Ensure you create a good lather to clean your hands effectively.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
Think of lather as visually thick and bubbly, often white or the color of the soap used.
The dog was covered in a thick lather during the bath.
Pro Tip 1/2Usage in Hygiene
Lather is mostly used to describe the soapy foam in washing and grooming contexts.
Ensure you create a good lather to clean your hands effectively.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
Think of lather as visually thick and bubbly, often white or the color of the soap used.
The dog was covered in a thick lather during the bath.
Pro Tip 1/2Usage in Hygiene
Lather is mostly used to describe the soapy foam in washing and grooming contexts.
Ensure you create a good lather to clean your hands effectively.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
Think of lather as visually thick and bubbly, often white or the color of the soap used.
The dog was covered in a thick lather during the bath.
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Video examples
Shaving Foam PIPE...
creamy lubricating lather both of these by the way you can get from nature and sodium hydroxide can be a bit dangerous which is why wearing safety gear I'll also use this natural soap as a foam booster because it foams up real nice for fragrance rosemary essential oil and because I don't want to be dealing with pure
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What we don't teach kids...
So we dug a hole and I covered her in sand and shells and drew this little mermaid tail. And then I took her home and lathered her up in the shower and massaged her scalp and I dried her off in a towel. And I thought, "Ah. How many times had I done that --
Video examples
Shaving Foam PIPE...
creamy lubricating lather both of these by the way you can get from nature and sodium hydroxide can be a bit dangerous which is why wearing safety gear I'll also use this natural soap as a foam booster because it foams up real nice for fragrance rosemary essential oil and because I don't want to be dealing with pure
Video examples
What we don't teach kids...
So we dug a hole and I covered her in sand and shells and drew this little mermaid tail. And then I took her home and lathered her up in the shower and massaged her scalp and I dried her off in a towel. And I thought, "Ah. How many times had I done that --
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
Marriage is a lot of things - a source of love, security, the joy of children, but it's also an interpersonal battlefield, and it's not hard to see why: Take two disparate people, toss them together in often-confined quarters, add the stresses of money and kids - now lather, rinse, repeat for the rest of your natural life. What could go wrong?
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Ross Mathews
American Entertainer
I realized I was gay in the shower one day with Barbra Streisand. It happened while I was lathering, rinsing, and repeating with Pert Plus. As I was belting out the chorus to my favorite song from 'Funny Girl,' 'Oh my man, I love him so, he'll never know...' it hit me.
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Richard Kind
American Actor
Doing theater, I call it concentrated shampoo. You put a dime in the palm of your hand and you get a headful of lather. When you do a play, you're there for two and a half hours, and you live a lifetime.
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Alex Morgan
American Athlete
I've been a big Chapstick fan since I was a kid. I love lathering it on. I probably use a bit more Chapstick than necessary.
Quote examples
Howard Hughes
American Businessman
Wash four distinct and separate times, using lots of lather each time from individual bars of soap.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
Marriage is a lot of things - a source of love, security, the joy of children, but it's also an interpersonal battlefield, and it's not hard to see why: Take two disparate people, toss them together in often-confined quarters, add the stresses of money and kids - now lather, rinse, repeat for the rest of your natural life. What could go wrong?
Quote examples
Ross Mathews
American Entertainer
I realized I was gay in the shower one day with Barbra Streisand. It happened while I was lathering, rinsing, and repeating with Pert Plus. As I was belting out the chorus to my favorite song from 'Funny Girl,' 'Oh my man, I love him so, he'll never know...' it hit me.
Quote examples
Richard Kind
American Actor
Doing theater, I call it concentrated shampoo. You put a dime in the palm of your hand and you get a headful of lather. When you do a play, you're there for two and a half hours, and you live a lifetime.
Quote examples
Alex Morgan
American Athlete
I've been a big Chapstick fan since I was a kid. I love lathering it on. I probably use a bit more Chapstick than necessary.
Quote examples
Howard Hughes
American Businessman
Wash four distinct and separate times, using lots of lather each time from individual bars of soap.
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