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    DIRTYING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of soiling somethingplay

    Synonyms:

    dirtying; soiling; soilure

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("dirtying" is a kind of...):

    change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dirtying"):

    maculation; spotting; staining (the act of spotting or staining something)

    contamination; pollution (the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors)

    Derivation:

    dirty (make soiled, filthy, or dirty)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb dirty

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