Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bespray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-spray
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spray on; spray all over; besprinkle, bespatter.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In the heart of the rude Mountains shines the graceful seeming-boy, encircled with toppling cliffs, besprayed with cataracts, in the middle of a motley horde."
"Her limbs are roseate, and a sparkling dew Besprays her symmetry, as from the sea […]"
"[…] the more voracious fellows disposing of the food before the feeder has time to dump all of it, and in the bargain perhaps liberally bespraying the man with mud or swill, […]"

Etymology

From be- (“on, upon, all over”) + spray.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

besprays (present, singular) bespraying (participle, present) besprayed (participle, past) besprayed (past)

Questions

What does bespray mean?: To spray on; spray all over; besprinkle, bespatter.
Where does bespray come from?: From be- (“on, upon, all over”) + spray.

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