sullying
Definitions
Verb
- Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
- Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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| 1 | lying | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | selling | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | pulling | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | supplying | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | slaying | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | bullying | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | sulking | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | mulling | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | suing | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | sling | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | sullinger | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | sullins | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | scullin | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | salling | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | lulling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | dulling | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | culling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | allying | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | nullifying | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | sully | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | tallying | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Illegal sign sullying Main Street taken down hours before Waynesville festival
Oct 18, 2025 The Mountaineer
Oct 18, 2025 The Mountaineer
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Jan 6, 2026 Hindus for Human Rights
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Apr 25, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 25, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times