butter out

verb

To be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.

“The goo buttered out over the floor.”

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Meanings

verbbutter out (third-person singular simple present butters out, present participle buttering out, simple past and past participle buttered out)

present singular third person butters out · participle present buttering out · participle past buttered out · past buttered out

  1. transitiveTo be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.

    The goo buttered out over the floor.

  2. intransitiveTo speak (some words), sputtering or overly excited.
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APA

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MLA

“butter out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butter out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20out.

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