Definition of "lathering" []

• Present participle of lather. (verb)
• The act of lathering; a covering with lather. (noun)

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• "When he had done what he called lathering my face, he began to scrape it unmercifully with his notched iron hoop; and if I struggled, he would saw it backwards and forwards over my face."
• "Dop, as Dopal had been renamed, was advertised through lathering competitions for children, to emphasize the safety of shampooing, and the ethereal, healthy joy to be found in creating cloud formations out of suds."
• "Suddenly, wet shampoo treatments for use at home were far more practical, at least for those who, at the turn of a tap, had access to plenty of warm water for lathering and rinsing."