bespatter
Use Bespatter in a sentence
ər verb (used with object)
1.
to soil by spattering; splash with water, dirt, etc.
2.
to slander or libel: a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to splash all over, as with dirty water |
| 2. | to defile; slander; besmirch |
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Bespatter
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
Example sentences
They soon begin to bring mud from the riverbank, and bespatter our house and windows with it.
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