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The act of soiling something
Answer for the clue "The act of soiling something ", 8 letters:
dirtying
Word definitions for dirtying in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
dirtying \dirtying\ n. the act of soiling something. Syn: soiling, soilure.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of dirty English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of soiling something [syn: soiling , soilure ]
Usage examples of dirtying.
The lads, dressed like their papas, seemed uncomfortable in their new clothes (many that day hand-sewed their first pair of boots), and by their sides, speaking never a work, wearing the white dress of their first communion lengthened for the occasion were some big girls of fourteen or sixteen, cousins or elder sisters no doubt, rubicund, bewildered, their hair greasy with rose pomade, and very much afraid of dirtying their gloves.
Under "Remarks", Southwick had listed the morning's activities - "Ship's company employed dirtying decks, making bloodstains, taking the shine off brasswork.
He described how they, and most of the frigate's men, had spent the morning dirtying the decks, but he gave no explanation: that would follow later, when he knew the result, but he could imagine Gianna turning the page impatiently.
She thinks to best us without dirtying her hands, using sheer numbers to annihilate us.
Never had they considered the prospect of dirtying their hands in battle!
She thinks to best us without dirtying her hands,using sheer numbers to annihilate us.
If I kept up this cycle of cereal and soup, I could eat for a week without dirtying another dish.