2
befouling(verb, dirtying)
2
belittling(verb, scorn, disparagement, vilification)
2
blemishing
2
blotching
2
blotting
2
blurring
2
contaminating(verb, dirtying)
2
covering
2
daubing
2
libeling(verb, scorn, disparagement, vilification, slandering)
2
scandalizing(verb, slandering)
2
shaming(verb, slandering)
2
slurring
2
splotching
2
spotting
2
stigmatizing(verb, adjective, slandering)
2
streaking(verb, dirtying)
2
vilifying(verb, slandering)
1
anointing
1
applying
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