begrime

verb

bi-ˈgrīm How to pronounce begrime (audio)
Definition of begrimenext
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. — 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
  1. dirty
  2. stain
  3. blacken
  4. mess
  5. muddy
  6. soil
  7. muck
Verb
  • To even wade into the arguments might dirty your hands, and mind.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Satisfy your lasagna craving without dirtying up a pile of dishes.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of dirty
Verb
  • Donning a pink skirt suit and matching pillbox hat stained with fake blood, Fox stepped out as the former First Lady during an event for Urban Decay.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The sculptures were frequently stained with graphite or chalk dust, whose force of presence was comparable to that of cliff or cave, capable of stunning the viewer into silence.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of stain
Verb
  • As the balloon and its occupants fell to the ground, the nylon envelope and the gondola separated, and the wreckage scattered over a roughly 100-yard area, parts of it blackened by the explosion and resulting fire.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The shrinking process had exaggerated some features, vanished others, and blackened the flesh.
    — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of blacken
Verb
  • No one talks, and then Victor accuses Tomica (surprise) and says that people who lie are more prone to messing names up.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That book really messed me up in the sense of nothing is promised.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of mess
Verb
  • The running back room in Denver was muddied last week with the return of fourth-round rookie Jonah Coleman.
    — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That penchant for scoring first in matches is another unsustainable quirk muddying Chelsea’s statistical waters.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of muddy
Verb
  • The problem is best corrected through adjustments to soil pH, though applications of iron also help.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Emily Cassidy, research associate at climate solutions nonprofit Project Drawdown, said composting offers the dual benefits of reducing landfill methane emissions and, once the composting process is complete, returning nutrients to soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of soil
Verb
  • Why, then, with so much at stake in November, would one of Pelosi‘s last acts before retirement be mucking about in the elbow-throwing, bone-crunching race between the two San Francisco Democrats vying to succeed her in January?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • He's been mucking about with them for going on 60 years, and decided to enter the contest for the first time in 2025.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of muck

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“Begrime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrime. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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