buttering out

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

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of butter out
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APA

buttering out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttering%20out

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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