- present participle of dirty.
dirtying
Example Sentences
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She said the latest ban will "protect the environment and help to cut litter - stopping plastic pollution dirtying our streets and threatening our wildlife".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2023
It’s a plan that risks pleasing no one, while also dirtying the company’s valuation.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023
Next, the dough gets slathered with a honey butter you can make in the microwave if you don’t feel like dirtying a saucepan.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
“Not that there has not been any efforts, there have been several cleaning campaigns, but there are more people dirtying it. People are the problem.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
Maybe some seedlings had not been planted into their underwater beds properly, or perhaps our pig was eating the wrong kind of garbage, or maybe one of our chickens was dirtying our doorway.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
