sullying

/S AH1 L IY0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To soil or stain; to dirty.

    “He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.”

    syn:sowl
  2. 2

    To corrupt or damage.

    “She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment.”

  3. 3

    (intransitive ) To become soiled or tarnished.

Synonyms

sowl
noun
  1. 1

    The process by which something is sullied or made dirty.

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