as in to dirty
to make dirty
years of spattered mud had thoroughly begrimed the mailbox by the side of the road
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Recent Examples of begrime
The set, by Natasha Jenkins, features walls that might once have been a moderately cheering yellow, now faded and begrimed.
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Charles Isherwoos, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
Also begrimed are the lower extremities of the white costumes worn by the cast (costume design is by Nastya Bugaeva).
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019
Charles Isherwoos, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
Also begrimed are the lower extremities of the white costumes worn by the cast (costume design is by Nastya Bugaeva).
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrime
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The spoon even comes with measuring lines for a teaspoon and tablespoon, saving you from having to dirty another utensil.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Classic raised garden beds made of wood and stained to protect them from the elements are a good way to pack a lot of plants into a small space.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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Liu says her favorite flavor is the dark chocolate mochi, coated in enough cocoa powder to stain your fingers and likely your shirt.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Bulls can’t afford to mess the next nine weeks up — because Buzelis is the future in Chicago.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Whether antiques, cherished knickknacks, or heirlooms, items that are very delicate and/or precious to the customer are typically items house cleaners won’t want to mess with in order to cut down the risk of damaging them.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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In more mature planetary nebulae — or even in preplanetary nebulae that are closer to the end of their preplanetary stage (with hotter stars powering them) — the ejection process has been muddied by a thousand years or more of earlier ejecta being overtaken by faster-moving, more recent ejecta.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Lawler, an associate professor of astronomy at the University of Regina, agrees, stressing that objects so bright will muddy astronomy—and more.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
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Volcanic soil old enough to shame continents.—
John Noakes,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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If the jeans are new but heavily soiled, add one tablespoon of laundry detergent to remove the soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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Siniaková, the No. 1 doubles player in the world, started to muck things up, and Anisimova’s serve began to stray.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2026
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And any buyer that mucked with the platform would mess with one of Perplexity’s most important products.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Begrime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrime. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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