bedraggle

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UK/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/

verb

To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.

Similar
draggle
OriginEnglish draggle ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

verbbedraggle (third-person singular simple present bedraggles, present participle bedraggling, simple past and past participle bedraggled)

present singular third person bedraggles · participle present bedraggling · participle past bedraggled · past bedraggled

  1. transitiveTo make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake wet and dirty, as from rain

Similar
draggle
Broader
drenchdousedowse
Also see
draggle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishdraggle
  12. Englishbedraggle

From be- + draggle.

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Translations

Bulgarian изцапвам, намокрям
  • изцапвам (izcapvam)make something wet and limp
  • намокрям (namokrjam)make something wet and limp
Finnish kurata, ryvettää
  • kuratamake something wet and limp
  • ryvettäämake something wet and limp
German durchnässen
  • durchnässenmake something wet and limp
Cite this entry
APA

bedraggle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedraggle

MLA

“bedraggle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedraggle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedraggle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedraggle.

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