buttering
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5ADJ.
better
VERB + BUTTERING
try
BUTTERING + NOUN
boss, bread
PREP.
up
ADV.
again
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noun
The action of the verb to butter
It is interesting that the sentences that Davidson uses in his arguments for events are all about genuine flesh and blood events: butterings of toast, explosions of boilers, raisings of arms, kickings of Shem and Sean and the like.
The action of the verb to butter
The action of the verb to butter
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6It is interesting that the sentences that Davidson uses in his arguments for events are all about genuine flesh and blood events: butterings of toast, explosions of boilers, raisings of arms, kickings
WiktionaryYou had better try buttering him up first.
Tatoeba · #32733He is buttering up to his boss.
Tatoeba · #72063I'm buttering the bread.
Tatoeba · #3553352He's buttering up his boss.
Tatoeba · #11990505Thomas cut himself again while buttering his bread. I don't know how he does it.
Tatoeba · #13807470