bedew
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of bedew
First recorded in 1300–50, bedew is from the Middle English word bydewen. See be-, dew
Example Sentences
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“Do not speak so closely to another person with such enthusiasm that you bedew the other man with your spittle,” he said, from a safe distance.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
Tears will bedew, if wigs do not bestrew the green.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2017
It’s a little cooler today, but possibly rainier: Scattered showers may bedew us, with a high of 70.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2015
Grattan, the author of the constitution of 1782, came in his volunteer uniform to bedew its hearse with his oratoric tears.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
In Exter's original process the peat is considerably dried in the ovens, but on leaving them, is so moist as to bedew the hand that is immersed in it.
From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)
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