n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: lath · ered ; lath · er · ing \ - th ( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to spread lather over
2 : to beat severely : FLOG
intransitive verb : to form a lather or a froth like lather
– lath · er · er \ - th ə r- ə r \ noun