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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