befoul
verb (used with object)
to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully.
is befouling
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present progressiveof befoul (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I protest against this nasty slime of hypocrisy which is befouling every part of our intellectual and national life.
From An Ocean Tramp by William McFee
