bedrabble

English

Etymology

From Middle English bedrabelen, equivalent to be- +‎ drabble.

Verb

bedrabble (third-person singular simple present bedrabbles, present participle bedrabbling, simple past and past participle bedrabbled)

1. (transitive) To make dirty or wet, e.g. with rain and mud.

See also

• bedravel

References

• “bedrabble”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• blabbered