- lather
- n1. foam, froth; suds, soapsuds.2. swelter, sweat.3.Informal. dither, twitter, flutter, fluster, fret, fuss, flap, pother, Inf. tizzy, Inf. foofaraw, Archaic. pucker.v4. foam, froth; suds or suds up, soap or soap up.5.Informal. beat, thrash, drub, maul, beat black and blue, Dial. larrup, Sl. shellac; whip, horsewhip, flog, flail, whale, lash, Inf. hide, Inf. tan, Inf. tan [s.o.'s] hide; cane, birch, switch; strike, thump, thwack, whack, bang, Inf. clout, Inf. wallop, Inf. paste, Inf. biff, Sl. whump, Sl. cream; club, cudgel, bludgeon, pummel, buffet, batter, hammer, Archaic. belabor; punish, chastise, castigate, fustigate, Inf. lambaste.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.