as in to dirty
to make dirty
years of spattered mud had thoroughly begrimed the mailbox by the side of the road
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Recent Examples of begrime
The set, by Natasha Jenkins, features walls that might once have been a moderately cheering yellow, now faded and begrimed.
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Charles Isherwoos, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
Also begrimed are the lower extremities of the white costumes worn by the cast (costume design is by Nastya Bugaeva).
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019
The topsoil of more than a million acres had simply blown away, a portion of it taking to the wind to begrime the nation’s capital.
—John F. Ross, WSJ, 14 June 2018
Charles Isherwoos, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
Also begrimed are the lower extremities of the white costumes worn by the cast (costume design is by Nastya Bugaeva).
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019
The topsoil of more than a million acres had simply blown away, a portion of it taking to the wind to begrime the nation’s capital.
—John F. Ross, WSJ, 14 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrime
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Instead, Walz seems to have little to say about factory farming dirtying the state’s waterways.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2024
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Sometimes, traffickers stain ivory to look like wood or coat it in chocolate to make it through inspections.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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A number of the belongings appeared to be stained with blood.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Characters like Felix and Oswald have kind of an unfortunate connection to theater insofar as they’re associated with blackface minstrelsy—the notoriously racist form of stage performance where actors would blacken their faces, wear white gloves, and perform clownish antics.Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
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Eventually, Dad needed to referee, settling disputes and trying to end things before noses were bloodied and eyes were blackened.Chad Graff, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Best Walmart Black Friday Cordless Vacuum Deals Cordless vacuums can make cleaning up small, everyday messes a simple task.Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Roll Out Cookie and Pie Dough Prevent major countertop messes by rolling out your cookie dough or pie crust onto a sheet of parchment.Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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Despite each of the three singles earning critical acclaim, none of them ended up attached to a larger project, and details on what would eventually be known as Anti remained muddied.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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To further muddy the waters, some populist-minded Republicans are also looking to increase former President Donald Trump’s signature 21% corporate rate as a potential revenue source.Kevin Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
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In addition to the body, the unfurnished apartment had soiled carpet and was infested with flies and roaches.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Nov. 2024
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The apartment was crawling with roaches and other bugs, swarming with flies and the carpets were soiled.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Mannie then interjected that social media has a habit of mucking things up.Angel Diaz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
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No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Begrime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrime. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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