Begrime (Verb)
Meaning
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The careless mechanic's overalls seemed to begrime every surface they touched.
- Grease from the engine began to begrime her hands as she tried to fix it.
- A thick layer of dust began to begrime the furniture after months of neglect.
- Rainwater mixed with street dirt would begrime the windows, obscuring the view.
- The oil spill from the machinery started to begrime the river, threatening its ecosystem.