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bespatter
[ bih-spat-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to soil by spattering; splash with water, dirt, etc.
- to slander or libel:
a reputation bespattered by malicious gossip.
bespatter
/ bɪˈspætə /
verb
- to splash all over, as with dirty water
- to defile; slander; besmirch
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Example Sentences
The roar of the surf is so great that we cannot hear each other speak, and the rain and foam bespatter our faces.
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A pair of lawyers, like a pair of legs, may thoroughly bespatter each other, and yet remain the best of friends and brothers.
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Thou dost fall and break thy limbs, and bespatter thyself with mud, like a crocodile, and no one reaches out a hand to thee.
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These Tories do so bespatter his lordship with praises, and tell such improbable things about their victories!
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Bespattered hogs bespatter others, and he who is full of fault finds fault.
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