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bedunged

bedunged is the simple past and past participle of bedung.

Meaning of bedung

Verb

bedung (third-person singular simple present bedungs, present participle bedunging, simple past and past participle bedunged)

  1. (transitive) To cover with dung or manure.
  2. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To bedaub or defile.
    • […] had not God's inexpected champion, by divine instinct, taken up the monster, and vanquished him; leaving all but his head to bedung that earth, which had lately shaken at his terror.1649, Bishop Hall, Resolutions and Decisions of Diverse Practical Cases of Conscience

Questions about bedunged

What is bedunged the simple past and past participle of?
Bedunged is the simple past and past participle of bedung.

Words near bedunged in the dictionary

  1. bedunce
  2. bedunced
  3. bedunces
  4. beduncing
  5. bedung
  6. bedunged
  7. bedunging
  8. bedungs
  9. bedurst
  10. Bedus
  11. bedust

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