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Loathe vs Lather - What's the difference?

loathe | lather |

As verbs the difference between loathe and lather

is that loathe is to hate, detest, revile while lather is to cover with lather.

As a noun lather is

the foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

loathe

English

Verb

  • To hate, detest, revile.
    • I loathe scrubbing toilets.
    I absolutely loathe hydrangeas.
  • * Cowley
    • Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.
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    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "loathe")

    Usage notes

    Sometimes confused with the similarly-pronounced (loath), a related adjective.

    Synonyms

    * hate * detest * See also

    Derived terms

    * loathing * loathsome

    See also

    * abhor * despise * detest * dislike * hate * abominate

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    lather

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lather, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

  • The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
  • Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
  • A state of agitation.
    • Derived terms
    * in a lather * lathery

    Etymology 2

    Frm (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover with lather.
  • To beat or whip.
  • To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

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