BEDRAGGLE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

bedraggle

verb

bi-ˈdra-gəl

Definition of bedraggle

as in to wet

to make wet I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes

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Recent Examples of bedraggle The glam, somewhat bedraggled Batman to Adan’s Bruce Wayne made his first appearance in 2006. — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023 The weary and bedraggled men reached the confluence of these two majestic rivers on Sunday, April 26. — Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023 On a dark and stormy day in Cape Town in 2013, four bedraggled little kittens arrived at the entrance of The Café Grill Restaurant at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa. — Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 The doll, covered in fluffy swan skin, suffered an ignominious end, beheaded and bedraggled in a courtyard the morning after Kokoschka threw a raucous farewell party for it. — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 7 Jan. 2020 Chandler, be-suited and bedraggled, whose work in computer-something-or-other summons the amorphous anxieties of the coming digital age. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2019

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Before applying the resurfacer, blow or sweep off any leaves or debris, then wet the surface to prevent the concrete from drying too quickly.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
Taking regular cool showers and baths, wetting clothes or towels with cold water and putting your pillowcases in the fridge or freezer can all help further cool your body down, and hopefully, get a good night’s sleep.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026

Definition of wet

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The death marked the fourth fatal drowning on the Lake of the Ozarks in 2026, according to the patrol’s data.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
The team’s supporters filled a few compact sections, islands of green drowned out in a sea of blue Kylian Mbappé jerseys.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

Definition of drown

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News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Video from the store's security camera captured the collapse, showing a portion of the roof fall near the bakery section as a deluge of water flooded the interior.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026

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