# buttering

Pronunciation: say "BUT-er-ing" /ˈbʌ.təɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of butter. — present participle and gerund of butter
   - Simple: Present participle of butter. Use it for spreading butter that is happening right now.
   - _Buttering the pan well keeps the cake from sticking._
   - _The cook was buttering each slice before toasting it._

## Noun

2. The act of applying butter to something, such as spreading it over bread or coating the inside of a pan.
   - Simple: Putting butter on something, like spreading it on toast or rubbing it inside a pan.
   - _The buttering of the toast should happen while it is still hot, so the butter melts right in._
   - _A thin buttering helps the breadcrumbs cling to the fish._
3. The action of turning while balancing on only the tips (the nose or tail) of skis or a snowboard.
   - Simple: Turning on skis or a snowboard using only the nose or tail tips.
   - _The buttering on the nose let him pivot the board a full half-turn._
   - _Beginners often catch an edge when their buttering goes slightly off balance._
4. The act of a rider balancing on the nose or tail of a snowboard or skis as one part of an acrobatic trick.
   - Simple: Riding on the front or back end of a snowboard or skis as part of a trick.
   - _The buttering at the start of her run set up a clean rotation._
   - _Judges praised the buttering woven into his trick sequence on the final rail section._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/buttering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).