7
spotting(noun, verb, blemishing)
6
coloring(noun, verb, coloring)
6
tarnishing(noun, verb, blemishing, dirtying, verdigris)
5
blemishing(verb, blemishing)
5
maculation
5
painting(noun, verb, coloring)
5
smearing(verb, dirtying, disrespecting)
5
soiling(noun, verb, dirtying, disrespecting)
5
tainting(noun, verb, blemishing, dirtying)
5
tinting(verb, coloring)
4
blotting(verb, adjective, blemishing)
4
dyeing
4
dying(verb, coloring)
4
marking(verb, blemishing)
4
smirching(verb, dirtying)
4
smudging(verb, dirtying)
4
specking(noun, verb, blemishing)
4
splotching(verb, blemishing)
4
sullying(noun, verb, dirtying, disrespecting)
3
besmirching(verb, dirtying)
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