The Collaborative International Dictionary
Besmearing
Besmear \Be*smear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besmeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Besmearing.] To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil.
Besmeared with precious balm.
--Spenser.
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besmearing
vb. (present participle of besmear English)
Usage examples of "besmearing".
A strict watch was kept for the devil's emissaries, and any man who wanted to be rid of an enemy, had only to say that he had seen him besmearing a door with ointment.
A cry was raised immediately that he was besmearing the seat with poison.
A strict watch was kept for the devil’s emissaries, and any man who wanted to be rid of an enemy, had only to say that he had seen him besmearing a door with ointment.