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.
—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
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
Verb
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Use a garden hose or power washer to thoroughly wet the rug.—
Karen Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
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Hysterical laughter later erupts as the camera goes closer into the bathtub to reveal the dog wetting her head under the running water from the tap.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Each garment piece is dyed and washed with a tie-dye effect before being assembled, creating a one-of-a-kind look when combined with other pieces.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Once everything is removed, wash your hands and apply a hand cream or cuticle oil to give your nailbeds some extra R&R. Ahead, find some of the cutest nail art designs for summer from Heyhae’s latest drop.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Tragically, eight people drowned, while two were rescued by lifeguards, park rangers and nearby civilian boaters who rushed to help.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2025
Verb
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But two of the endeavor’s most compelling aspects are difficult to convey in any individual image, no matter how spectacular: the sheer amount of data Rubin will produce and the speed with which those data will flood into astronomers’ work.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Friends and family flooded the comments with words of sympathy and cherished memories of Page.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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“Bedraggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedraggle. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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