buttering
present participle ofbutter
butter
verb[T]
uk/ˈbʌt.ər/us/ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/tospreadbutter on something
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- zap
Phrasal verb
buttersomeoneup
Examplesofbuttering
buttering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
My action is of many types: a scraping, abuttering, a nocturnal pantry bumbling, a pursuit of a surreptitious snack, a self-indulgence, a midnight lark.
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Let us not walk straight into another lot of litigation with the courts being accused of being silly and lawyers ofbutteringtheir bread.
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I am not talking aboutbutteringup local authorities.
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I remember seeing there a machine which was capable of cutting andbutteringgo pieces of bread per minute without any human activity at all.
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However,butteringone side of a slice of toast alters the surface properties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, the patient may complete actions in incorrect orders, such asbutteringbread before putting it in the toaster, or putting on shoes before putting on socks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Patients were able to match a given sequence of photographs with the correct label such as: the process of making coffee,butteringbread, or preparing tea.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Butteringopened up a new world of technical tricks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The process of rolling,buttering, folding and chilling is repeated multiple times to create a many-layered dough that, once baked, is fluffy, crispy on the outside, buttery and flaky.
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- storage-capacity
- storage chamber
- storage chamber
- storage compartment
- storage compartment
- storage container
- storage-container
- storage depot
- storage depot
- storage device
- storage-device
- storage facility
- storage facility
- storage format
- storage format
- storage heater
- storage-heater
- storage locker
- storage medium
- storage medium
- storage option
- storage option
- storage organ
- storage organ
- storage requirement