besmog

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verb

To envelop in smog.

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Meanings

verbbesmog (third-person singular simple present besmogs, present participle besmogging, simple past and past participle besmogged)

present singular third person besmogs · participle present besmogging · participle past besmogged · past besmogged

  1. transitiveTo envelop in smog.

    […] besmogging the atmosphere with auto exhaust smoke.

    1967, Forest Log, volumes 37-42, page 7

Origin

From be- + smog.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with besmog

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Cite this entry
APA

besmog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besmog

MLA

“besmog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besmog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besmog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besmog.

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