buttered

[US]/'bʌtə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. spread with butter
v. spread butter on...

Phrases & Collocations

buttered toast

buttered popcorn

buttered croissant

Example Sentences

she buttered toast with a steady hand.

Spoon the mixture into buttered 150 ml timbale moulds.

She buttered her bread.

Superstition has it this way: bread that has been buttered can never be unbuttered.

The ingredients sat in the bowl unstirred while she buttered the pan.

'Don't disillusion me, 'said Kath, chewing buttered toast more greedily than genteelly.

I’m sure Ray will make a special effort to please the new supervisor—after all, he knows which side his bread is buttered!

Real-world Examples

This is called buttered toast...like it? !

Source: The cutest little spider, Lucas.

This gives the wall of the serous pericardium a " buttered bread" appearance.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

The unhappy Hatter saw this, and dropped his bread-and- butter.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

There was also a butter dish, with several pieces of butter covered with cracked ice.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

You know you can put herbs in there, chilli in there, spiced truffles, flavoured butters.

Source: Jamie Oliver's Healthy Brunch

Yeah, I see what you mean. So you'd better butter her up then!

Source: BBC Authentic English

Butter to butter is no relish.

Source: Pronunciation: Basic Course in American English Pronunciation

Or making sure we have peanut butter.

Source: Mom Season 1

Smooth! I bet that buttered her muffin.

Source: English little tyrant

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