Sullying

verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo soil or stain; to dirty.

"He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening."

2.verbTo corrupt or damage.

"She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment."

3.verb(intransitive ) To become soiled or tarnished.

4.nounThe process by which something is sullied or made dirty.

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