4
smearing(verb, dirtying)
4
staining(noun, verb, dirtying)
3
besmirching(verb, dirtying)
3
defiling(verb, dirtying)
3
dirtying(verb, dirtying)
3
fouling(verb, dirtying)
3
polluting(verb, dirtying)
3
smirching(verb, dirtying)
3
soiling(noun, verb, dirtying)
3
tarnishing(verb, dirtying)
2
blemishing
2
blotching
2
blotting
2
blurring
2
slurring
2
smutting
2
splotching
2
spotting
2
sullying(verb, dirtying)
2
tainting(verb, dirtying)
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