as in to wet
to make wet
I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes
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Recent Examples of bedraggle
The glam, somewhat bedraggled Batman to Adan’s Bruce Wayne made his first appearance in 2006.
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Richard Villegas,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2023
The weary and bedraggled men reached the confluence of these two majestic rivers on Sunday, April 26.
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Larry Rohter,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2023
On a dark and stormy day in Cape Town in 2013, four bedraggled little kittens arrived at the entrance of The Café Grill Restaurant at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa.
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Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
2 Apr. 2023
The doll, covered in fluffy swan skin, suffered an ignominious end, beheaded and bedraggled in a courtyard the morning after Kokoschka threw a raucous farewell party for it.
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Cathleen Schine,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Jan. 2020
Chandler, be-suited and bedraggled, whose work in computer-something-or-other summons the amorphous anxieties of the coming digital age.
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Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2019
Richard Villegas,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2023
The weary and bedraggled men reached the confluence of these two majestic rivers on Sunday, April 26.
—
Larry Rohter,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2023
On a dark and stormy day in Cape Town in 2013, four bedraggled little kittens arrived at the entrance of The Café Grill Restaurant at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa.
—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
2 Apr. 2023
The doll, covered in fluffy swan skin, suffered an ignominious end, beheaded and bedraggled in a courtyard the morning after Kokoschka threw a raucous farewell party for it.
—
Cathleen Schine,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Jan. 2020
Chandler, be-suited and bedraggled, whose work in computer-something-or-other summons the amorphous anxieties of the coming digital age.
—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedraggle
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The father, Marquise Anderson, said Joanna wet the bed on two occasions on a night in February at the house in the 1900 block of Daniel Street.
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Considerations Before Getting Started Before cleaning your sidewalks, gather some basic safety equipment such as gloves and eye protection, and protect plants and grass bordering your sidewalk from bleach and cleaners by wetting them down and covering them with plastic sheeting or old towels.
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The wave of progressive candidates challenging mainstream Democrats may drown Sens.
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Kamal, a 60-year-old Palestinian man, is ordered by an Israeli court in Jerusalem to pay a large social security debt on behalf of his son Wael, who drowned in the Red Sea over 20 years ago, or so Kamal was told.
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Contrary to what those face-washing commercials from our childhood led us to believe, your skin doesn't need to feel tight or squeaky-clean after cleansing.
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For example, using the same cutting board for raw chicken and fresh vegetables without washing it in between can spread bacteria.
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Thousands of Dutch fans flooded the streets of Monterrey, Mexico, ahead of the Netherlands' World Cup match against Morocco in the round of 32 tonight.
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In the weeks since the show premiered, memes and unauthorized merch capturing Patricia’s dispassionate delivery, heroic shotgun wielding, and jerky dance moves have flooded the internet.
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