Filthen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Filthen is a verb meaning (rare, nonstandard, transitive) To cover with filth; besmut; besmirch; make filthy.
Meaning
(rare, nonstandard, transitive) To cover with filth; besmut; besmirch; make filthy.
Example Sentences
Rock oil was considered, then, a local nuisance, a malodorous black gunk that floated like a rumor down the creek, filthening whatever it touched: a farmer's overalls, a cow's hide, a child's shoes.
Word Forms
- filthens
- filthening
- filthened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include befilth, filthify, filthy, befile, foul, defile.
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