bedraggle en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English draggle English bedraggle From be- + draggle.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedraggled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bedraggled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bedraggling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bedraggles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
fi kurata (make something wet and limp) · bg намокрям (make something wet and limp) · de durchnässen (make something wet and limp) · fi ryvettää (make something wet and limp) · bg изцапвам (make something wet and limp)