3
contaminating(verb, dirtying)
3
damaging(verb, adjective, blemishing)
3
defecting(verb, blemishing)
3
defiling(verb, dirtying)
3
dirtying(noun, verb, dirtying)
3
discoloring(verb, blemishing)
3
disfiguring(verb, adjective, blemishing)
3
flawing(verb, blemishing)
3
flecking(noun, verb, blemishing)
3
fouling(noun, verb, dirtying)
3
polluting(noun, verb, dirtying)
3
scarring(noun, verb, blemishing)
3
scoring(verb, blemishing)
3
scraping(verb, blemishing)
2
befouling(noun, verb, dirtying)
2
blotching
2
blurring
2
bruising(noun, stain, tenderness)
2
coating(noun, verdigris)
2
coloration
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