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PRONUNCIATION OF BEDRAGGLE

bedraggle  [bɪˈdræɡəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDRAGGLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedraggle is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bedraggle in English.

WHAT DOES BEDRAGGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bedraggle

Dilapidation

Delapidation is a term meaning in a destructive event to a building, but more particularly used in the plural in English law for ▪ the waste committed by the incumbent of an ecclesiastical living ▪ the disrepair for which a tenant is usually liable when he has agreed to give up his premises in good repair. Dilapidation is derived from the Latin for scattering the stones of a building.

Definition of bedraggle in the English dictionary

The definition of bedraggle in the dictionary is to make limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEDRAGGLE

PRESENT

Present
I bedraggle
you bedraggle
he/she/it bedraggles
we bedraggle
you bedraggle
they bedraggle
Present continuous
I am bedraggling
you are bedraggling
he/she/it is bedraggling
we are bedraggling
you are bedraggling
they are bedraggling
Present perfect
I have bedraggled
you have bedraggled
he/she/it has bedraggled
we have bedraggled
you have bedraggled
they have bedraggled
Present perfect continuous
I have been bedraggling
you have been bedraggling
he/she/it has been bedraggling
we have been bedraggling
you have been bedraggling
they have been bedraggling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bedraggled
you bedraggled
he/she/it bedraggled
we bedraggled
you bedraggled
they bedraggled
Past continuous
I was bedraggling
you were bedraggling
he/she/it was bedraggling
we were bedraggling
you were bedraggling
they were bedraggling
Past perfect
I had bedraggled
you had bedraggled
he/she/it had bedraggled
we had bedraggled
you had bedraggled
they had bedraggled
Past perfect continuous
I had been bedraggling
you had been bedraggling
he/she/it had been bedraggling
we had been bedraggling
you had been bedraggling
they had been bedraggling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bedraggle
you will bedraggle
he/she/it will bedraggle
we will bedraggle
you will bedraggle
they will bedraggle
Future continuous
I will be bedraggling
you will be bedraggling
he/she/it will be bedraggling
we will be bedraggling
you will be bedraggling
they will be bedraggling
Future perfect
I will have bedraggled
you will have bedraggled
he/she/it will have bedraggled
we will have bedraggled
you will have bedraggled
they will have bedraggled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bedraggling
you will have been bedraggling
he/she/it will have been bedraggling
we will have been bedraggling
you will have been bedraggling
they will have been bedraggling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bedraggle
you would bedraggle
he/she/it would bedraggle
we would bedraggle
you would bedraggle
they would bedraggle
Conditional continuous
I would be bedraggling
you would be bedraggling
he/she/it would be bedraggling
we would be bedraggling
you would be bedraggling
they would be bedraggling
Conditional perfect
I would have bedraggle
you would have bedraggle
he/she/it would have bedraggle
we would have bedraggle
you would have bedraggle
they would have bedraggle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bedraggling
you would have been bedraggling
he/she/it would have been bedraggling
we would have been bedraggling
you would have been bedraggling
they would have been bedraggling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bedraggle
we let´s bedraggle
you bedraggle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bedraggle
Past participle
bedraggled
Present Participle
bedraggling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEDRAGGLE


angle
ˈæŋɡəl
bedaggle
bɪˈdæɡəl
daggle
ˈdæɡəl
draggle
ˈdræɡəl
eagle
ˈiːɡəl
gaggle
ˈɡæɡəl
Google
ˈɡuːɡəl
haggle
ˈhæɡəl
illegal
ɪˈliːɡəl
jungle
ˈdʒʌŋɡəl
legal
ˈliːɡəl
Portugal
ˈpɔːtjʊɡəl
raggle
ˈræɡəl
raggle-taggle
ˈræɡəlˈtæɡəl
single
ˈsɪŋɡəl
straggle
ˈstræɡəl
struggle
ˈstrʌɡəl
toggle
ˈtɒɡəl
triangle
ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl
waggle
ˈwæɡəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDRAGGLE

bedquilt
bedraggled
bedrail
bedral
bedrape
bedrench
bedridden
bedright
bedrivel
bedrock
bedroll
bedroom
bedroom eyes
bedroom farce
bedroom scene
bedroom slipper
bedroom suburb
bedroom suite
bedrop
bedrug

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDRAGGLE

boggle
boondoggle
class struggle
for a giggle
giggle
goggle
hornswoggle
jiggle
joggle
juggle
muggle
niggle
power struggle
smuggle
snuggle
squiggle
the class struggle
the struggle
wiggle
wriggle

Synonyms and antonyms of bedraggle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bedraggle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDRAGGLE

Find out the translation of bedraggle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bedraggle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedraggle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bedraggle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bedraggle
570 millions of speakers

English

bedraggle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bedraggle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bedraggle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bedraggle
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bedraggle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরিষ্কার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

débrailler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bedraggle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bedraggle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bedraggle
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bedraggle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedraggle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vấy bùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சகதியில் போட்டு இழுத்து அழுக்குண்டாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गडबड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıslatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bedraggle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bedraggle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bedraggle
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bedraggle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bedraggle
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bemodderen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedraggle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bedraggle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedraggle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDRAGGLE»

The term «bedraggle» is used very little and occupies the 177.523 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDRAGGLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bedraggle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bedraggle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedraggle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDRAGGLE»

Discover the use of bedraggle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedraggle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Reading Teacher's Word-a-Day: 180 Ready-to-Use Lessons ...
10. bedraggle. /bedraggull. /bidrag'l. You should always look for the little word or root in long or unfamiliar words. In bedraggle we clearly see the word drag, and sure enough, that is part of the definition. If someone shows up at your door ...
Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., 2008
2
The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
... v.tr. deprive (a ship) of wind. be°came past of BECOME. be'cause /bikawz, —kt' 1z/ conj. for the reason that; since. [1 because of on account of; by reason of. bé' cha'mel /be'shomel/ n. kind of thick white sauce. 65. beatify. ~. bedraggle.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2002
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Advanced Dictionary
bedraggle, v.t. tftipQ) - wet dressed by trailing it. diltUKH 3tt$-f Hctaiil. bedrop, v. t. (t«qjt<i) - to spray, fyrayit. bee, n. (*) - a four winged insect that collects honey. «4 «<<ivfl. beech, n. (*t^) - a kind of tree, 4 beef, n. («rq>) - flesh of a cow or bull.
4
The Synonymous, Etymological, and Pronouncing English ...
MIRF.', Be-muv\ v. o. to drag or encumber in the mire, to daub, spatter, bemoil, bedash, dabble, daggle, htdagijle, bespatter, bedraggle, to soii by palling through dirty places. Bc-nvi</n\ v. a. to r,AMi:sT,moan, bewail. Be-m<Vn*er, 1. a lamcnter,  ...
William Perry (lecturer in the Academy at Edinburgh.), William Perry (of Kelso, Scotland.), Samuel Johnson, 1805
5
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Bedrag'gled {p. from bedraggle) Having the cloaths soiled with wet or dirt in walking. Bedrag'gling (p. from bedraggle) Soiling the cloaths with wet and dirt in walking. Bedraw'lcd (adj. obsolete) Driveled. Bedrei'nte (adj. obsolete) Bedrenched.
John Ash, 1775
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
bedraggle. •. befit. be-drag-gle (bi-drag'al) ft. -gled, -gling, -gles To cause to become wet and limp. be-drag-gled (bi-drag'ald) adj. la. Wet and limp. b. Soiled by or as if by dragging in the mud. 2. Deteriorated : dilapidated. bed-rid-den ...
Webster's New World Dictionary, Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries, 2005
7
A dictionary of the English language, greatly improved
... set off Bedlam, bed'lam, 11. an hospital for mad people Bedlamite, bed'lam-ite, n. a madman Bedpresser, bed'press-ér, n. a heavy lazy person Bedraggle, bé- drag'gle, v. the same as Bedaggle Bedrid, bed'rid, a. confined to bed Bedstead, ...
George FULTON (and KNIGHT (George)), 1833
8
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
... becack: ambhi beche-de-mer: mori become: gua becoming: ambhi bed: bhedh bedbug: sek I, sek IX bedeck: ambhi, steg bedeguar: urod bedrock: uad bedraggle: ambhi bedraggled: tragh bee: bhei beech: bhago beef: ane, mel I beefburger: ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
9
Geiriadur Saesneg a Chymraeg: An English and Welsh ...
... lle y cedwir pobla fyddo allan Í |Beg1rd, fu. а. ymwregyfu Bedlamite, J. dyn unlyd, dynì ' ` o'u cof, neu wedi gviallgofi ' gorphwyllog, bedlemydd Bedraggle, fu. Edr. Befŕaggle Bed-ridden, а. gorweiddiog Bedílead, J. ochr gwely, erchwyn gwely ...
William Richards, 1798
10
The Newshawk Reports: The Writings of a Politically ...
The machine, an android possessing the attribute of human reasoning, was worn and haggard after only two weeks workin Shamalot. Apparently, offering clues to people who don't have them or necessarily want them can bedraggle even the ...
Frederic Voss, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDRAGGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedraggle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Travel review: Baltic coast - The naked truth
Why bedraggle yourself with a bathing suit, when you can feel the waves crash on your body unencumbered? It was a good question, and one I ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
2
Greece crisis live: PM tells parliament a debt deal can be done as …
“The so-called institutions probably want their proverbial pound of flesh: they want to loot our society and bedraggle Syriza.” You can read the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
A fresh palate and a clean plate: how to make the most of a salad
So many recipes seem to offer infinite means to cheer this bedraggle of leaves – canny dressings, roasted squashes, toasted seeds - health, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
4
From Awo to Federalism
If you see a Nigerian academic who starts arguing with himself; looks unshaven, bedraggle and sporting an unkempt bushy overgrown hair, ... «THISDAY Live, Oct 13»
5
"Ni no Kuni" Draggle Familiar Heads to North America as Free DLC
... that it can morph into a dragette, and then either a dragamuffin or bedraggle, and that it can use Phantom Fangs or Hot Huff to defend itself. «Crunchyroll News, Feb 13»
6
Ni no Kuni gets free Draggle familiar on Feb. 12
... but owners should be aware that it can morph into a dragette, and then either a dragamuffin or bedraggle, and that it can use Phantom Fangs ... «Polygon, Feb 13»
7
Nigerian Civil War Should be Debated, Discussed & Taught
... Nigerians like myself, whose experiences remain indelible traumas and therefore a national baggage which continues to bedraggle us all. «New Liberian, Dec 11»
8
As Automakers Face Hurdles, Responsiveness Becomes Key
Inventory shortages still bedraggle the automaker, which had a 37-day supply of cars on Nov. 1, according to Automotive News — well below ... «Cars.com, Dec 11»
9
Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: November 2011
Inventory shortages still bedraggle seventh-place Honda. Despite the automaker saying Monday that full North American production — stung ... «Cars.com, Dec 11»
10
Becoming 'Doctor Me' has helped me heal naturally
How she?d come to work already bedraggle by pain and sleeplessness! But that?s long gone, and her misery is history. For the liver «Inquirer.net, Apr 11»

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