blemishing
present participle ofblemish
blemish
verb[T]
uk/ˈblem.ɪʃ/us/ˈblem.ɪʃ/tospoilsomething:
Thislatestrevelationhasseriouslyblemished the governor'sreputation.
Synonyms
deface
disfigure
flaw
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
- at-risk
- butcher
- erode
- flaw
- foul
- foul(something)up
- gild the lilyidiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- rampage
- ravage
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- sour
- wreck
Examplesofblemishing
blemishing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This causes extravasation of blood from the peripheral capillaries and may result in sub-cutaneousblemishing(ecchymosis), which usually takes 24 days to fade.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Particulates which adhere to collection objects may cause soiling orblemishing, requiring mechanical removal and conservation efforts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He captures the romanticism of days gone by, with nary a modern automobile or electrical applianceblemishinghis canvas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If there is a healthy leaf with someblemishing, you can successfully cut off only the blemished parts and trim the leaf to a normal shape.
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- harmful substance
- harming
- harmless
- harmlessly
- harmlessness
- harmless substance
- harmonic
- harmonica
- harmonically
- harmonica player
- harmonic distortion
- harmonic frequency
- harmonic mean
- harmonic-mean
- harmonic potential
- harmonic progression
- harmonic-progression
- harmonic series
- harmonic-series
- harmonic structure
- harmonious
- harmoniously
- harmonious society
- harmonious whole
- harmonium