Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dirtying"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of
reputation, character, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dirtying
n : the act of soiling something [syn: {soiling}, {soilure}]
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