Bedirtying

/bɪˈdɜrtiɪŋ/ verb (present participle)

Definition

The action of making something dirty or covering with dirt.

Etymology

Present participle of 'bedirty,' formed by adding '-ing' to the base verb. This follows standard English gerund formation.

Kelly Says

Imagine describing a child's afternoon as 'bedirtying themselves in the garden'—it's such a poetic way to describe enthusiastic messiness, but so archaic that modern speakers would just say 'getting dirty.'

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