SULLYING

8 letters 12 Scrabble points

Definition of SULLYING

verb

  1. To soil or stain; to dirty.

    "He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening."

    Synonyms: sowl

  2. To corrupt or damage.

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

  3. (intransitive ) To become soiled or tarnished.

Related words: sowl
noun

  1. The process by which something is sullied or made dirty.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S U L L Y I N G
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 12 points