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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Now add a blob of water, wetting some of the sand.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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For suede boots, wet the entire surface with the vinegar and water solution to help keep the color even.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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In June 2001, Andrea drowned all five of the Yates children before calling 911 and later confessing.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Like the leaves, the roots need oxygen so too much water around them will effectively drown them.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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There was also a punt-blocking Isaiah Simmons, an intercepting Mike Jackson, and a swell of 73,000-plus standing souls, washing the stadium in noise and blue and joy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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In Iranian Muslim culture, dead bodies are typically washed and then covered in white cotton fabric before burial.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The post was flooded with support from both fans and celebrities.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Beijing will keep trying to export its way out, flooding global markets—an approach that most trading partners may absorb this year but won’t tolerate forever.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Bedraggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedraggle. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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