bedraggles

present tense third-person singular of bedraggle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedraggles
Verb
  • But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Watering from above also wets the foliage, which can lead to fungal diseases or powdery mildew on a mum's leaves.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If someone truly disrupts — won’t stop, drowns out others — escort them out and move on.
    Eric Preven, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Its Ozmo roller mop washes itself with hot water and dries with heated air.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike on Earth, however, where rain washes dust from the air, Martian dust can linger for months.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In shocking footage posted on Facebook, large waves are seen breaking through the glass doors of the lobby as water rushes in and quickly floods the hotel.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bright sunlight floods the sensors with background noise, surface reflections distort the signal, and long-distance measurements require higher stability than short-range indoor use.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And speaking of food, my mouth waters at the delicious seafood dishes the island is known for, including conch, dumplings, and steamed snapper fish with funchi.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the next step of the project will involve towing the system offshore to waters deeper than 164 feet (50 meters) for installation, testing, and connection to the grid.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
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