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dirtening

dirtening is the present participle and gerund of dirten.

Meaning of dirten

Verb

dirten (third-person singular simple present dirtens, present participle dirtening, simple past and past participle dirtened)

  1. (Uganda, ambitransitive) To make or become dirty or soiled.
    • "May I wash her and change her dress before you take her? She always hated being dirty," I said remembering how Pauline used to cry if she fell down and dirtened her dress or socks.1999, Jane Alison Kaberuka, Silent Patience, page 44
    Synonyms:
    bedirty, gunk, stain, assoil, beclart, bedaub, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth

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Questions about dirtening

What is dirtening the present participle and gerund of?
Dirtening is the present participle and gerund of dirten.

Words near dirtening in the dictionary

  1. dirtbrain
  2. dirtbrains
  3. dirted
  4. dirten
  5. dirtened
  6. dirtening
  7. dirtens
  8. dirtfall
  9. dirtfalls
  10. dirtfarmer
  11. dirtfarmers

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