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DIRTYING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of soiling something

Synonyms:

dirtying; soiling; soilure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dirtying" is a kind of...):

change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dirtying"):

maculation; spotting; staining (the act of spotting or staining something)

contamination; pollution (the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors)

Derivation:

dirty (make soiled, filthy, or dirty)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb dirty

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