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besprayed

besprayed is the simple past and past participle of bespray.

Meaning of bespray

Verb

bespray (third-person singular simple present besprays, present participle bespraying, simple past and past participle besprayed)

  1. (rare, transitive) To spray on; spray all over; besprinkle, bespatter.
    • In the heart of the rude Mountains shines the graceful seeming-boy, encircled with toppling cliffs, besprayed with cataracts, in the middle of a motley horde.1858, Thomas Carlyle, Meister's Travels

Questions about besprayed

What is besprayed the simple past and past participle of?
Besprayed is the simple past and past participle of bespray.

Words near besprayed in the dictionary

  1. bespout
  2. bespouted
  3. bespouting
  4. bespouts
  5. bespray
  6. besprayed
  7. bespraying
  8. besprays
  9. bespread
  10. bespreading
  11. bespreads

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