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besmutting

besmutting is the present participle and gerund of besmut.

Meaning of besmut

Verb

besmut (third-person singular simple present besmuts, present participle besmutting, simple past and past participle besmutted)

  1. (transitive) To blacken with smut; foul with soot.

Questions about besmutting

What is besmutting the present participle and gerund of?
Besmutting is the present participle and gerund of besmut.

Words near besmutting in the dictionary

  1. besmutched
  2. besmutches
  3. besmutching
  4. besmuts
  5. besmutted
  6. besmutting
  7. Besnaga
  8. Besnagar
  9. besnew
  10. besnewed
  11. besnewing

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