Antonyms for bedew


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-doo, -dyoo
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈdu, -ˈdyu


Definition of bedew

  • As in moisten : verb make wet, damp
  • As in dampen : verb make wet
Example sentences :
  • There are bosoms on which so many tears have been shed that I cannot bedew them with mine.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • You cannot kill me while I cling to you thus—while I kiss your hands—while I bedew them with my tears.
  • Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • This favor was granted him, and daily did he bedew his pillow with tears.
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Medal » by Jean Marie Aladel
  • She could only press the little boy to her heart and bedew his face with tears.
  • Extract from : « Emmeline » by Charlotte Turner Smith
  • Should I not bedew with my tears the graves of my sister and her children?
  • Extract from : « Wieland; or The Transformation » by Charles Brockden Brown
  • Come down to me––that I may bedew with tears of gratitude your bones!
  • Extract from : « Santa F's Partner » by Thomas A. Janvier
  • On the mild, westerly airs came tenderness to bedew the hearts of men war-weary.
  • Extract from : « The Ruinous Face » by Maurice Hewlett
  • Bedew my cheeks with the froth of good ale on your beard while my throat lacks the good body o't!
  • Extract from : « The Panchronicon » by Harold Steele Mackaye
  • If I had a boy whose hair wouldnt part in the middle, I should bedew that hair with a parents tear, and then giv up the boy.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Works of Josh Billings » by Henry W. Shaw

Synonyms for bedew

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