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Dirtying   Listen
verb
Dirty  v. t.  (past & past part. dirtied; pres. part. dirtying)  
1.
To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
2.
To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; said of reputation, character, etc.


noun
dirtying  n.  The act of soiling something.
Synonyms: soiling, soilure.





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"Dirtying" Quotes from Famous Books



... there seems to have been a hardship in the case referred to. Millions of people are daily occupied in dirtying our lovely currency stamps, as well as in "using them over again," and yet nobody has ever been "brought up" ...
— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870 • Various
... is it likely I would offend you for the pleasure of dirtying my fingers with that rascal's blood? Don't let such a lump of dirt as him make mischief between you ...
— It Is Never Too Late to Mend • Charles Reade


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