Tucking into it involves cutting into a warm nectarine and slathering it with oozy burrata.

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She could walk those slathering dogs right to his alley door and into his home.

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Farmers, suddenly paid according to what they produce, are slathering their crops in pesticides to increase their yields.

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The process involves slathering on a carbon-based lotion, which absorbs the laser light and damages the hair follicles.

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As opposed to staying in and slathering your body with ranch dressing.

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Slathering yourself with mud to avoid head-hunting aliens is great and all, but it ain't exactly the paragon of good personal hygiene.

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And hey, how about saving a few mil by offering up only healthy food choices instead of deep fried porksicles with a slathering of gravy?

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To stop future sun damage, keep slathering on the sunscreen.

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Sorry, I'll tune in again at bed time, but right now I've just got to hand-sharpen my new Japanese carbon-steel knife and mince shallots for the red-wine reduction sauce I'm slathering on those dry-aged rib-eyes that I got from Joe the Butcher, my new best friend.

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