DIRTYING Synonyms

• changing to a darker color

• the act of soiling something

• the act of spotting or staining something

• the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

• (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

• the act of spotting or staining something

• make wet and dirty, as from rain

• spot, stain, or pollute

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• smear so as to make dirty or stained

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• dry (ink) with blotting paper

• make a spot or mark onto

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• spot, stain, or pollute

• (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

• an act that violates the rules of a sport

• highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

• offensively malodorous

• violating accepted standards or rules

• (of a manuscript) defaced with changes

• characterized by obscenity

• disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

• especially of a ship's lines etc

• hit a foul ball

• make impure

• become or cause to become obstructed

• commit a foul; break the rules

• spot, stain, or pollute

• make unclean

• become soiled and dirty

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• deep soft mud in water or slush

• a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from

• entrap

• cause to get stuck as if in a mire

• be unable to move further

• soil with mud, muck, or mire

• (of soil) soft and watery

• dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck

• (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear

• (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

• dirty with mud

• cause to become muddy

• make turbid

• make impure

• a smoky fire to drive away insects

• a blemish made by dirt

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• To mark with splotches.

• A splotch mark.

• United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)

• French statesman (1560-1641)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically