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verb

Dirty v. t. (past & past part. dirtied; pres. part. dirtying)

To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.

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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Etymology of 'Dirtying'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dirtying" Quotes from Famous Books

... as dey like, sah. Ef dose slave-hunters can't find people in de swamps what chance you tink dose soldiers have? None at all. Dey haven't got no reward before dere eyes, and dey won't want to be going in ober dere shoes into de mud and dirtying dere uniforms. No fear ob dem, sah. Dey make as much noise when dey march in de wood as a drove ob pigs. You can hear dem a ...

— With Lee in Virginia - A Story of the American Civil War • G. A. Henty

... and dressed time enough for the rising sun to meet us on our road. I have few more "incidents of travel" to recount; indeed, beyond a little difficulty in crossing a puddle or two without wetting my comrade's feet, or dirtying her white stockings, we arrived at the outskirts of London ...

— Cat and Dog - Memoirs of Puss and the Captain • Julia Charlotte Maitland

... from head to foot and the pupils of his eyes dilating till the irids were blackened. "Call Laura." Bernard sheathed the dagger again and laid it down. "She's out there snipping away at the roses. Why can't she leave 'em to Parker? She's always messing about out there dirtying her hands, and then she comes in and paws ...

— Nightfall • Anthony Pryde

... I'll tell you what you are—you're a Fraud; and if I wasn't afraid of dirtying my boot, I would kick you and your ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson