Dirtying

/ˈdɪr.ti.ɪŋ/ verb

Definition

present participle of 'dirty': the act of making something unclean or soiling it.

Etymology

From the verb 'dirty' plus the present participle suffix '-ing,' which marks ongoing or continuous action. The '-ing' suffix is one of the oldest and most productive grammatical endings in English.

Kelly Says

The present participle '-ing' form can work as a verb ('He is dirtying his shirt'), a noun ('Dirtying clothes is inevitable'), or an adjective ('a dirtying stain'), which shows how wonderfully flexible English grammar can be!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስፈለቅ (masfeleek)
mah-sfe-leek
ARالعربية
تلوث (tilwath)
tihl-wahth
BNবাংলা
দূষিত (dooshit)
doo-shit
CACatalà
sujar
soo-jar
CSČeština
zneplatňovat
zh-neh-plaht-n-ovat
DADansk
smide
smee-deh
DEDeutsch
verschmutzen
fer-shmut-zen
ELΕλληνικά
βρώμικο (vromiko)
vroom-ee-koh
ESEspañol
ensuciando
en-soo-see-an-doh
FAفارسی
کثیف کردن (kathīf kardān)
kah-theef kar-dah-an
FISuomi
liukastaa
li-u-kas-taa
FRFrançais
sale
sal
GUGU
ગંદુ કરવું (gandhu karvu)
gan-doo kar-voo
HAHA
ta'a
tah-ah
HEעברית
לִטְנָה (litna)
lit-nah
HIहिन्दी
गंदा करना (ganda karna)
gan-dah kar-nah
HUMagyar
piszkos
peesk-ohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
menodorkan
meh-noh-dor-kan
IGIG
nwere
nweh-reh
ITItaliano
sporcare
spo-ka-reh
JA日本語
汚す (kegare)
keh-gah-reh
KKKK
қырсындыру (qyrsyn-dyr-u)
kyr-sin-dyr-oo
KMKM
រឿង (reung)
reung
KO한국어
더럽히다 (deolbeohida)
deol-beoh-ee-dah
MRMR
अशुद्ध करणे (ashuddha karaney)
ah-shood-ha kar-ah-nay
MSBahasa Melayu
kotor
ko-tor
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း (kyun)
kyoon
NLNederlands
vuil maken
vui-l ma-ken
NONorsk
smøre
smo-reh
PAPA
ਗੰਧਾ (gandha)
gan-dhah
PLPolski
brudzić
brood-zich
PTPortuguês
sujar
soo-jahr
RORomână
murdăria
mur-dah-ree-ah
RUРусский
загрязнять (zagryaznyat)
zah-griz-nyat
SVSvenska
smutsade
smoots-ah-deh
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தம் இல்லாத (sooththam illatha)
soo-tham il-lah-tah
TEతెలుగు
నరిగిపోతున్నది (narigipothe undi)
na-ri-gi-po-thu-n-ndi
THไทย
สกปรก (song-khrap)
song-krap
TLTL
mamalasin
mah-mah-la-sin
TRTürkçe
kirletmek
kir-let-mek
UKУкраїнська
забруднювати (zabrudnyuvati)
zah-broo-dnyu-va-tee
URاردو
مَتَجَسُس (matajasus)
mah-tah-jah-soos
VITiếng Việt
bẩn
bahn
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
弄脏 (nòngzāng)
nung-tsang
ZUZU
ngcwabisa
ng-kwaa-bee-sah

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