bespatter
to soil by spattering; splash with water, dirt, etc.
to slander or libel: a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip.
Origin of bespatter
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How to use bespatter in a sentence
Beneath the wagon, invisible at first, trotted a mud-bespattered yellow pup.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonInstantly a shower of water bespattered Napoleon's face and clothing, and drenched the papers on the table.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedThe ground beneath them was bespattered with narcissi and anemones, the very olive trees looked gay.
The Making of a Saint | William Somerset MaughamWindows crashed, portions of egg bespattered many, several persons were struck by missiles, and a great hubbub was created.
Around Old Bethany | Robert Lee BerryThe cook, at a sign from Breckenridge, went down, and came back by and by with a man in bespattered blue uniform.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for bespatter
/ (bɪˈspætə) /
to splash all over, as with dirty water
to defile; slander; besmirch
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