Dirtying

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dirty \Dirt"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirtied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Dirtying}.]
     1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes
        or hands.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of
        reputation, character, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dirtying \dirtying\ n.
     the act of soiling something.
  
     Syn: soiling, soilure.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dirtying
       n : the act of soiling something [syn: {soiling}, {soilure}]