butter out

English

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To be spread like butter over a surface or, figuratively, over a concept, group of people, etc.
    The goo buttered out over the floor.
  2. (intransitive) To speak (some words), sputtering or overly excited.
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