What is another word for Befouling?

Pronunciation: [bɪfˈa͡ʊlɪŋ] (IPA)

Befouling is a word typically used to describe the act of making something dirty or contaminated. Some synonyms for befouling include contaminating, polluting, tainting, defiling, staining, and corrupting. These words can be used interchangeably in place of befouling to convey a similar meaning. For example, "the spill of oil is befouling the ocean" can be rephrased as "the spill of oil is polluting the ocean". Other similar words include fouling, muddying, soiling, and tarnishing. These synonyms can be helpful in adding variety to writing or speech or to express a similar idea in a slightly different way.

Synonyms for Befouling:

What are the hypernyms for Befouling?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Befouling

What worse crime can there be than that of Befouling youth?
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Here was an old, or an elderly man, not driven by the force of normal, full-blooded desire, but craftily plotting, treacherously abusing his power, because he was rotten with impure whims-Befouling youth and innocence just to obtain a few faint voluptuous thrills.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
To keep oneself unspotted, to feel conscious of no sense of stain, to know, yes, to hear the heart repeat that this self-hands, face, mouth and skin-is free from all Befouling touch, is all one's own.
"A Mere Accident"
George Moore

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