DIRTYING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word dirtying. (close relations)
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| contaminating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination adjective satellite • that infects or taints | ||||||
| blackening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • changing to a darker color | ||||||
| soiling | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of soiling something | ||||||
| spotting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of spotting or staining something • the act of detecting something; catching sight of something | ||||||
| staining | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study • the act of spotting or staining something | ||||||
| bedraggling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • make wet and dirty, as from rain | ||||||
| befouling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
verb • spot, stain, or pollute | ||||||
| begriming | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||
| besmirching | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone • smear so as to make dirty or stained | ||||||
| blotting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • dry (ink) with blotting paper • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||
| defiling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) verb • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically • spot, stain, or pollute | ||||||
| fouling | verb, nounv, n | |||||
adjective • (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines noun • an act that violates the rules of a sport adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust • offensively malodorous • violating accepted standards or rules • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes • characterized by obscenity • disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter • especially of a ship's lines etc verb • hit a foul ball • make impure • become or cause to become obstructed • commit a foul; break the rules • spot, stain, or pollute • make unclean • become soiled and dirty | ||||||
| griming | verbv | |||||
noun • anything regarded as making something unclean verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||
| miring | verbv | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||||||
| muddying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of soil) soft and watery • dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear • (of liquids) clouded as with sediment verb • dirty with mud • cause to become muddy • make turbid | ||||||
| polluting | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • make impure | ||||||
| smudging | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a smoky fire to drive away insects • a blemish made by dirt verb • make a smudge on; soil by smudging | ||||||
| splotching | verbv | |||||
verb • To mark with splotches. noun • A splotch mark. | ||||||
| sullied | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) • French statesman (1560-1641) verb • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||
| tarnishing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation verb • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | ||||||
