Meaning

(intransitive) To stream around, about, or all over; flood..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To stream around, about, or all over; flood.
2. (transitive) To flow in a stream; stream down.
3. (transitive) To drench; mark by streams of.
4. (transitive, by extension) To cover or be covered in; adorn; wear.

Example Sentences

His eyes bestreamed with tears, his large heart quaking [...]

Merchant plays you with a smile beguiling, Wife beguiles you with her tears bestreaming, [...]

Tears bestreamed her face, and the Elder of Midpoint was somewhat bemused at this reception.

[...] and, from using only moderate exercise, I am so bestreamed with perspiration as to make it necessary to change my clothes four or five times in the course of the day: [...]

[...] it is easy to conceive her terror when she saw my friend in this predicament, lying in my arms, and both of us bestreamed with blood.

The collars of his serge jacket were pulled up high above his ears, making a fantastic setting for his grimy, tear-bestreamed countenance, [...]

Will ye dwell in houses artificially adorned, not so milch for use as for delight, and shall My dwelling-place, wherein was the Holy of holies, and the Cherubim, and the table of shew-brend, be bestreamed with rains, [...]

I do remember a poor Negro, Under the torrid sun by parching thirst Oppress'd; with sweat-bestreamed brow he slaved, Planting of sugar-canes; [...]

Word Forms

• bestreams
• bestreaming
• bestreamed

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Use bestream when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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