to drabble

Examples

• All

• The children drabbled each other with mud.

• He accidentally drabbled his shirt while eating soup.

• The children drabbled their shoes in the puddles after the rain.

• Her dress was drabbled with water as she walked through the wet grass.

• The children drabbled their shoes in the puddles after the rain.

• Please don't drabble the carpet with muddy shoes after playing outside.

• Her dress was drabbled with water as she walked through the wet grass.

Synonyms

D

to drench

vsto drabble

34 3.0

Make someone or something completely wet with a lot of liquid

is about partial wetting by splashes or trickles rather than full soaking

W

to wet

vsto drabble

26 1.0

To make something wet by covering it with liquid

is narrower, stressing messy soiling by splashes or small flows

D

to dribble

vsto drabble

15 2.8

To let liquid or saliva fall in small drops

involves the same small wetting effect but often with splashes too

M

to muddy

vsto drabble

5 1.9

Make something dirty with mud or sediment

adds the idea of light splashing or trickling wetting rather than only muddiness

M

to muck

vsto drabble

3 3.5

To make something dirty with mud

is more specific about wet splashes or small flows causing the soiling

B

to bedraggle

vsto drabble

1 9.9

Make someone or something wet and dirty by moving through muddy ground

focuses more on splashing or light trickles than heavy trailing through mud

R

to rile

vsto drabble

1 8.8

Make water muddy by stirring up dirt

instead focuses on wetting and soiling surfaces by splashes or trickles

D

to draggle

vsto drabble

1 9.4

Make something wet and dirty by pulling it through mud or water

involves small splashes or trickling wetting rather than being pulled through mud

B

to bespatter

vsto drabble

1 8.9

To splash mud or water onto something and make it dirty

is similar but often suggests messy wetting from light flowing liquid

M

to muddy up

vsto drabble

1 3.5

To make something dirty with wet dirt, for example shoes or floors

often describes lighter wetting from drops or small flows, not just muddy covering

D

to dowse

vsto drabble

7.8

To pour water over something so it becomes completely wet

tends to mean splashing or light soiling rather than deliberate pouring to soak

Antonyms

C

to clean

∞ 1.0

To remove dirt and stains

How Wet

to drench

34 3.0

to drabble

• Archaic

9.9

to splash

91 1.0

to moisten

7 3.0

to sprinkle

100 1.1

Surface Forms

Etymology